In the spirit of the season, we are using our annual "12 Days of California Labor and Employment" blog series to address new California laws and their impact on employers. On the twelfth day of the holidays, my labor and employment attorney gave to me twelve drummers drumming and SB 1105.

Background

Ten years ago, California enacted the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014, which entitled employees who work for the same employer for 30 or more days within one year from the commencement of employment to receive three paid sick days. Sick days are able to be utilized for:

• the diagnosis, care, or treatment of an existing health condition of an employee or employee's family member;
• preventive care for an employee or an employee's family member; or
• a specified purpose for an employee who is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.

An employer is prohibited from denying an employee the right to use accrued sick days or to discharge, threatening to discharge, demoting, suspending, or in any manner discriminating against an employee for using or attempting to use accrued sick days.

As of January 1, 2024, sick leave was expanded from three to five days.

SB 1105

SB 1105 requires paid sick days to be provided to agricultural employees, defined below, for additional reasons. As of January 1, 2025, agricultural workers who work outside will now be entitled to paid sick days to avoid smoke, heat, or flooding conditions created by a local or state...

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