AB 1522: California Paid Sick Leave Law

In this program, attorney Kristine Kwong discusses the new California Paid Sick Leave Law that went into effect on July 1, 2015. On September 10, 2014, California Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. signed into law the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014. AB 1522 adds Labor Code Sections 245-249 and amends Section 2810.5 of the Labor Code and requires California employers to provide paid sick leave to employees who work a certain number of days and hours. California becomes the second state in the nation to mandate paid sick leave to employees. 

Learning Objectives:

I.     Understand who is a covered employer 

II.    Determine when employees become eligible for paid sick leave and understand how sick leave is calculated 

III.   Identify when sick leave can be front loaded and understand the carry-over limits of paid sick leave 

IV.   Comprehend how paid sick leave reconciles with employer provided paid time off and understand when an employee may use sick leave 

V.    Reconcile paid sick leave with the FMLA