The ravages of COVID-19 presented California with a test run on expanding sick leave provisions, with the state mandating up to 80 hours of paid time off for those dealing with the coronavirus.

California workers have been without extra paid time off for COVID – on top of just three days of regular paid sick leave – since a statewide program ended Sept. 30. But the pandemic has ...

The sick leave policy allows all workers at businesses of 26 or more employees to take paid time off to recover from COVID-19, care for a sick family member, attend a vaccination appointment ...

Effective January 1, 2024, California employers must begin providing eligible employees with at least five days or 40 hours of paid sick leave, increased from the previous minimum of three days or ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (L) and state Sen. Lena Gonzales pose for a photo Wednesday after the Democratic governor signed Gonzales' Senate Bill 616 to increase paid sick leave from three to ...

Independent contractors are not entitled to 2021 COVID‑19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave. 2021 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave covers the period of time between Jan. 1, 2021, through Sept ...

On Jan. 1, California workers get new additions for paid sick leave in 2025, adding to what they can use it for. Generally speaking, California employers have to provide five days or 40 hours of ...

California’s new paid sick-leave law takes effect July 1, but many people still have questions about its complex requirements. The Assembly is scheduled to vote this week on a bill, AB304, that ...