C a ml i faonr ndiaat’es lneeawv essi csko-ml eea v e N of retehl i Bn ga yneamu speloouyse r s W ith approximately 130 employees, Healdsburg-based Costeaux French Bakery is considered a small employer. Changes in employment law, and specifically for paid sick leave, have altered the way its president and CEO Will Seppi structures time off for his numerous workers. In 2015, when a California law was implemented granting employees three paid sick days per year, or 24 hours, Seppi transitioned away from the paid time off (PTO) model he had been using, and divided wages into a sick day “bucket” and a vacation day bucket. By Jean Saylor Doppenberg
February 2024
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