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Jan. 7, 2015

AB 1522: California rides wave of paid sick leave law

Riding the wave of paid sick leave legislation across the U.S., Gov. Jerry Brown signed the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act (Assembly Bill 1522) last year.


By Carolyn Rashby


Riding the wave of paid sick leave legislation across the U.S., Gov. Jerry Brown signed the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act (Assembly Bill 1522) last year. The new law requires employers to provide paid sick leave to employees (with few exceptions) who on or after July 1, 2015, work in California for 30 or more days in a year.


Employees will accrue one hour of paid sick leave per 30 hours worked. Unused leave carries over to...

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