Question: I run a small business and provide my employees with three days of sick leave per year. Someone told me employees might be entitled to more starting next year. Is this true?
Answer: Yes, most likely. The state Senate is currently considering Senate Bill 616, which would amend the Healthy Workplace Healthy Family Act of 2014 (the “HWHFA”) to increase the number of paid sick days for California employees beginning in 2024. The current version of the Senate Bill 616 increases the minimum number of paid sick leave days from three to five days per year. The Governor is expected to sign the final version of this bill into law this Fall. This means that beginning in January 2024, most employers in California will likely need to provide employees with at least five days of paid sick leave per year.
Among other things, the HWHFA provides eligible employees with a minimum amount of paid sick leave to care for themselves and others. Currently, under the HWHFA, eligible employees are entitled to a minimum of three days of paid sick leave per year. An employer can comply with the minimum paid sick leave requirements in one of three ways. The employer can either allow employees to accrue one hour for every thirty hours worked, accrue a minimum of three days of paid sick leave each year or provide employees with a lump-sum of three days of paid sick leave per year. If an employer elects the accrual method, the employer may limit the use of paid sick leave to three days per year...
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