California Paid Sick Leave Poster Required

Division of Labor Standards Enforcement    Office of the Labor Commissioner  
DLSE Paid Sick Leave Posting    11/2014 	
THIS POSTER MUST BE DISPLAYED WHERE EMPLOYEES CAN EASILY  READ IT  	
 (Poster may be printed on 8 ½” x 1 1”  letter size paper )  	
 
HEALTHY WORKPLACES/HEALTHY FAMILIES ACT OF 2014  
PAID SICK  LEAVE	
  	
Entitlement: 
• An employee who,  on or after July 1, 2015, works in Ca lifornia for 30 or more 
days within a year from the beginning of employment is entitled to paid sick 
leave.    
•  Paid sick leave accrue s at the rate of  one hour per every 30 hours worked,  paid 
at the employee’ s regular wage rate. Accrual shall  begin  on the fi rst day of 
employment or July 1, 2015, whichever is later.  
•  Accrued paid sick  leave shall carry over to the following year of employment and 
may be capped at 48 hours or 6 days.  However, subject to specified conditions, 
if an employer has a  paid sick leave, paid leave or paid time off  policy (PTO) that 
provides no less than 24 hours or three days of paid leave or paid time off , no 
accrual or carry over is required if the full amount of leave is received at the 
beginning of each year in accordance with the  policy. 
Usage:  
•  An employee may use accrued 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 
employee for t hemselves or a family member for the diagnosis, care or treatm ent 
of an existing health condition  or preventive care, or  s pecified purposes for an 
employee who is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.  
•  An employer may limit the use of paid sick days to 24 hours or three days in each 
year of empl oyment. 
Retaliation 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 	
alphabetical listing of cities, locations, and communities . Staff is available in person and by telephone.