Am I required to provide sick leave for employees?

Yes, employers with workers in California must provide paid sick leave benefits under the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act. Employers must provide paid sick leave to any employee who has worked in California for the same employer for 30 days within a year from the beginning of employment. The law also has specific provisions regarding accrual and use.

Employers must post the required paid sick leave poster and provide new hires with information about paid sick leave as part of the Wage and Employment Notice to Employees (Labor Code section 2810.5).