Information about California Paid Sick Law

1. Things to Know about the California Paid Sick-leave Law Image Source:http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/12037617/sick-leave-and-pto-laws-change-in-many-states-are-your-clients-prepared California’s law requiring three days of paid sick leave for every California worker that goes into effect last July 1. How many hours is three days? The Department of Labor says employers must provide three paid sick-leave days or 24 total hours each year. The law is unclear on which option employers should use for employees with an alternate work week, meaning they work less or more than the typical eight hour day. To be on the safe side, employers should provide whichever is greater -- three days or 24 hours, said Largent. What qualifies as sickness? An employer is restricted in what it can ask an employee about an illness. The law says employees must provide an oral or written request for sick time. Employers could violate the law by asking for a doctor’s note and withholding pay if an employee does not provide one. How much notice must sick employees provide? The law also is unclear about this, but Largent mentions using “serious caution" before disciplining an employee for giving last-minute notice. Full Story at http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2015/05/27/five-things-to-know- about-the-paid-sickleave-law.html