CA SB114

Employers with more than 25 employees must provide 40 hours of COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave to covered employees from January 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022 for reasons including quarantine, vaccine appointments, vaccine-related symptoms, and caring for family members with COVID-19.

Covered employees who test positive for COVID-19 or whose family members test positive are entitled to an additional 40 hours of supplemental paid sick leave, with employers able to require documentation of test results on or after the fifth day following a positive test.

Compensation for supplemental paid sick leave is calculated at the employee's regular rate of pay, capped at $511 per day and $5,110 in aggregate, unless federal law increases these amounts; firefighters are compensated at their scheduled regular rate.

In-home supportive service providers and waiver personal care service providers are entitled to up to 40 hours of supplemental paid leave for the same COVID-19-related reasons, with an additional 40 hours available for positive test results.

The Labor Commissioner enforces these provisions with $100,000 appropriated from the General Fund; requirements apply retroactively to January 1, 2022, and expire September 30, 2022, allowing employees taking leave at expiration to use their full entitlement.