These past 12 months have been like no other. With vaccination rates increasing by the day and declining COVID-19 numbers (that we hope will continue) we look ahead to a brighter, more stable, stronger economic future for our businesses. Here, we summarize a brand new law for California employers as well as share trends in performance management in 2021. Topics covered in this newsletter: Senate Bill 95 | Trends in Performance Management and Reviews | Senate Bill 95 - California COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave On March 19, 2021, SB 95 was signed into law by Governor Newsom. This new California law provides supplemental paid sick leave (SPSL) to employees for defined COVID-19-related reasons. Below are the highlights of SB 95. SB 95 is effective March 29, is retroactive to January 1, and expires on September 30, 2021. The law applies to employers with 26 or more employees. The law provides up to 80 hours of SPSL to full-time employees (pro-rated to the average amount of hours a p