...Title
COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Ordinance.
...Recommendations
(a) Adopt an urgency ordinance that:
(1) Continues, retroactive from January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021, the paid sick leave benefits that had been provided under the expired federal Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and the COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Ordinance;
(2) Adds a private right of action to enforce the benefits;
(3) Makes technical changes to reflect the health orders of the State and the County of Santa Clara; and
(4) Sets forth the facts constituting the urgency.
PLEASE NOTE: APPROVAL OF THIS URGENCY ORDINANCE REQUIRES 8 OR MORE AFFIRMATIVE VOTES (2/3)
(b) Approve an ordinance that:
(1) Continues, retroactive from January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021, the paid sick leave benefits that had been provided under the expired federal Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and the COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Ordinance;
(2) Adds a private right of action to enforce the benefits; and
(3) Makes technical changes to reflect the health orders of the State and the County of Santa Clara.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-010, City Organizational and Administrative Activities resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Public Works/City Manager)