California Employee Paid Sick Leave
In 2015, California began requiring employers to provide paid sick leave to employees. California’s sick pay rules require employers to allow employees to accrue one hour of sick time for every thirty hours worked. Employers can limit employees from taking more than 24-hours of sick time per year.
In San Diego, employers are required to offer employees 40 hours of paid sick leave per year. The employer may choose to provide a lump sum of paid sick time at the beginning of the year or require employees to accrue 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. There are several ways that employers can incorporate this obligation into existing vacation/sick policies:
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No vacation/PTO:
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Separate Vacation / Sick Leave Policies:
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Single PTO Policy: