California Paid Sick Leave Poster Mandatory

Division of Labor Standards Enf orcement	 	  Labor Commissioner's Office	 
 
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OSTER M UST BE DISPLAYED W HERE EMPLOYEES C AN EASILY READ IT 
(Poster may be printed on 8 ½” x 11”  letter size paper) 
HEALTHY WORKPLACES/HEALTHY FAMILIES  ACT:
CALIFORNIA P AID SICK LEAVE 
(as amended effective 1/1/2024)	
  	
Entitlement:  •
An employee who, on or after	
 July 1, 2015, works in California for 30 or more  days 
within a year from the beginning of employment is entitled to paid sic	
k  leave.
• Paid sick leave accrues at the rate of one hour per ev	
ery 30 hours worked, paid  at 
the employee’s regular wage rate. Accrual shall begin on the first day of  
em	
ployment or July 1, 2015, whichever is later	.  A	ccrued  paid  s	ick leave  s	hall carry 
ov	
er	  to  the  following  y	ear of employment  and m	ay be  c	apped  at 80  hours  or 10 
day	
s.
• An employer can also provide 5 days or 40 hour	
s, whichever is greater,  of paid sick 
leav	
e "up-front"  at the beginning of  a 12-m	onth 	per	iod. No accrual or carry over is 
r	
equired.
• Other accrual plans that  meet specified conditions,  including PTO plans, may	
 also 
satisfy the requirements.	
Usage

:  •
An employee may use paid sick days beginning on the 90 th 
day of  employment.
• An employer shall provide paid sick days upon the oral or written request of an
em	
ployee for themselves	 or a family member for the diagnosis, care or treatment
of an existing health condition or preventive care, or spec ified purposes for an
employee who is a victim of dom	
estic violence, sexual as	sault, or stalking.
• An employer may limit the use of paid sick days to 40 hours or five days	
,
whichever is  greater, in each  y	
ear of employment.	
Retal	

iation or discrimination against an employee who requests paid sick days or uses 
paid sick  days or both is prohibited.  A n employee can file a complaint with the Labor 
Commissioner against an employer who retaliates or discriminates against the 
employee. 	
For   additional   information you may   contact  your  employer   or   the local   office of   the Labor   Commissioner.   Locate 
the office by   looking at   the list   of   offices   on our   website  http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/DistrictOffices.htm   using the 
al	

phabetical   listing of   cities,   locations,   and communities .  Staff   is   available in person and by   telephone.   	
DLSE Paid Sick Leave Posting	  11/2023