California is expanding family-leave benefits to individuals caring for a designated person, under provisions that will become effective July 1, 2028.
A designated person includes anyone who is either related by blood to the individual receiving benefits or whose association with that individual is the equivalent of a family relationship, under SB 590. When an individual requests for benefits to care for a designated person, the individual must identify the designated person and how that person qualifies as a designated person.
The purpose of SB 590 is to expand benefits to individuals who are caring for members of their ...