California Enacts New COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Law
AB 1867: Requires COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for Food Service Workers and for Employers with 500 or more employees nationwide. FAQS ON CALIFORNIA COVID-19 SUPPLEMENTAL PAID SICK LEAVE
CA COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for Food Sector Workers
Hiring entities with 500 or more employees nationwide are required to provide supplemental paid sick leave to food sector workers for specified reasons related to COVID-19. (See Labor Code section 248.) REQUIRED POSTER: COVID-19 SUPPLEMENTAL PAID SICK LEAVE FOR FOOD SECTOR WORKERS
CA COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for Non-Food Sector Employees
Hiring entities with 500 or more employees nationwide, and a public or private entity that employs health care providers or emergency responders who excluded such employees from emergency paid sick leave under the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act are required to provide supplemental paid sick leave to employees for specified reasons related to COVID-19 by September 19, 2020. (See Labor Code section 248.1) REQUIRED POSTER: CA COVID-19 SUPPLEMENTAL PAID SICK LEAVE FOR NON-FOOD SECTOR EMPLOYEES
Labor Code section 248.1
See Labor Code section 248.1 VIEW LABOR CODE SECTION 248.1
What is a Food Service Worker?
See Health and Safety Code section 113789 for the definition of a food facility. VIEW HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE 113789
Side by Side Comparison of COVID-19 Paid Leave
Side by Side Comparison of CA Paid Family Leave, CA Paid Sick Leave and Federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). VIEW CHART ON SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON