Bill > SB616

This bill would make the following key changes to California's paid sick leave law: 1. It would extend the procedural requirements for using paid sick leave, such as prohibiting retaliation, to employees covered by a valid collective bargaining agreement (CBA employees). 2. It would modify the alternative sick leave accrual method to require that employees have at least 40 hours or 5 days of accrued sick leave by the 200th calendar day of employment, in addition to the existing 24 hours or 3 days by the 120th day. 3. It would increase the maximum amount of accrued sick leave that employers can limit employees to use in a year from 24 hours or 3 days to 40 hours or 5 days. 4. It would increase the sick leave accrual rate for in-home supportive services providers to 40 hours or 5 days per year, starting in 2024. 5. It would preempt any local ordinances that conflict with the provisions on compensation for unused sick leave, lending of sick days, written notice requirements, and calculation and payment of sick leave. The bill states these changes address a matter of statewide concern, so they would apply to all cities, including charter cities, in California.

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB616