Big L.A. restaurants ordered to pay workers two weeks' worth of sick leave amid shutdown

L.A. City Council passes ordinance requiring businesses with more than 500 workers to pay sick leave amid shutdown.
Jenn Harris • Los Angeles Times • March 28, 2020
Large Los Angeles restaurants will be required to pay their employees 80 hours of sick leave, part of a sweeping city effort to provide financial assistance to workers who have been affected by business closures related to the coronavirus...
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