California Requires COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for Food Sector Workers

California’s Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued Executive Order N-51-20, which requires hiring entities to provide up to 80 hours of supplemental paid sick leave related to COVID-19 to eligible food sector workers. The executive order extends COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave benefits to workers who are ineligible for paid sick leave under the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act and expands handwashing requirements to prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID-19.