Mandatory Paid Sick Leave

Though employees are not entitled to take the paid sick leave provided under Assembly Bill 1522 – the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 ("the Act") – until July 1, 2015, employers should take steps now to be prepared to comply by providing paid sick leave to employees who have worked in California for 30 or more days within one year from the commencement of employment, with certain exceptions noted below. Under the Act, the qualifying period that determines which employees are eligible for paid sick leave is counted starting on January 1, 2015, and employers must immediately start using the new version of the employee notice required by Labor Code 2810.5 (aka the "Wage Theft Prevention Act Notice"). Also, employers must immediately display the poster published by the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement where it can easily be seen by employees. Employers should also work with their paycheck providers or update their own pay stub templates in