Q: How will I know how much I have accrued?Ī: Employers must show, on your pay stub or a document issued the same day as your paycheck, how many days of sick leave you have available. If your pay fluctuates - for example, if you get a commission or piece rate - your employer will divide your total compensation for the previous 90 days by the number of hours worked and pay you that rate. But if you leave your job and get rehired by the same employer within 12 months, you can reclaim what you had in the bank.Ī: At your regular hourly rate. Q: If I leave my job, can I cash out my unused sick days, like I can with vacation and paid time off?Ī: No. These workers cannot carry over unused sick pay, but they will get at least three new sick days the next year. Under this option, no accrual or carryover is required, according to Evan McLaughlin, a spokesman for the bill's author, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego. However, if you use days carried over from a previous year, they will count toward the current year's usage limit.Ī: Instead of the accrual method, employers can give all employees at least 24 hours (three days) of paid sick leave at the beginning of each year. Q: Why does the law let me accrue more time than I could use in a year?Ī: So if you get sick in the beginning of a year, you might have some days in the bank you can use. But the employer can still prevent you from using more than three days per year. Q: Can I carry over unused sick leave from one year to the next?Ī: Under the accrual method, yes. However, employers can stop you from accumulating more paid leave when you have 48 hours (six days) in your bank. Q: What happens to the extra sick leave I have earned if my employer caps usage at three days per year?Ī: It goes in your sick leave bank. But employers can limit the amount of paid sick leave you can take in one year to 24 hours (three days).
That works out to a little more than eight days a year for someone who works full time. Under the accrual method, employees will earn at least one hour of paid leave for every 30 hours worked. How soon you get them will depend on whether your employer uses the accrual method or gives them in a lump sum.
A: Starting July 1, employees will be entitled to at least 24 hours (three days) per year.