On October 5, 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 616 into law, amending California’s Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act (HWHFA), which applies to all private employers, including for-profit and not-for-profit employers, regardless of size.
HWHFA currently guarantees California workers at least three paid sick days per year. Effective January 1, 2024, that number will increase to at least five days a year. Furthermore, the limits on the annual accrual of sick days will increase from six days (or 48 hours) to 10 days (or 80 hours).
To be eligible for paid sick leave under the HWHFA, an employee must work in California for the same employer for 30 days or more within a year of beginning employment. Full-time, part-time, per diem, and seasonal employees are all eligible for paid sick leave under HWHFA, as well as out-of-state employees who work enough time within California.
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