California Paid Sick Leave Poster Mandatory

Division of Labor Standards Enf	orcement		 	Office of the 	 Labor Commissioner 	 	
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 first 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 	specified 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 th	e  	
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. 	 	
DLSE Paid Sick Leave Posting		 	11/2014