How does kin care relate to the mandatory sick leave law?

California's mandatory paid sick leave law (PSL) allows an employee to use the full amount of accrued paid sick leave to care for a family member as defined by the law.

Kin care never created a separate right for an employee to get paid sick leave, nor did it define how much sick leave had to be provided or which employees had to be provided with sick leave.

Kin care merely allowed an employee to use one-half of any employer-provided paid sick leave to care for a sick family member. It was never a mandate on an employer to provide paid sick leave or keep records, nor did it give the employee the right to go to the Division