California Paid Sick Leave: What California's Paid Sick Leave Law Requires From Employers

California employers must give most workers at least 40 hours or five days of paid sick leave per year as of January 1, 2024, under the state's paid sick leave law. Workers earn one hour for every 30 hours worked, and employees qualify after 30 days with the same employer within a year. The Department of Industrial Relations, the state labor agency, publishes the rules in guidance that most employers can read in an afternoon. The floor applies to nearly every workplace in California. Employers with richer plans keep them, and cities with their own sick leave ordinances add rules on top of the state minimum. How Much Leave Must an Employer Provide? Start with the floor. Starting January 1, 2024, the department requires employers to provide at least 40 hours or five days of paid sick leave each year, whichever is more. The hours matter: a worker on 10-hour shifts must be allowed at least 50 hours, because five 10-hour days add up that way.

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