Bill
SB 590
California expands paid family leave eligibility to include care for designated non-family members, broadening access for workers with non-traditional caregiving responsibilities.
SB 590 expands California's paid family leave program to include care for "designated persons" beyond the traditional scope of immediate family members. The bill broadens eligibility for workers to take paid time off to care for individuals who have significant familial or caregiving relationships with the employee, even if they lack formal legal ties.
This expansion recognizes modern family structures and caregiving arrangements that don't fit traditional definitions (such as chosen family, close family friends, or elderly neighbors with whom workers have primary caregiving responsibility). The change affects hundreds of thousands of California workers by potentially increasing access to paid leave for care obligations many already undertake informally.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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