California COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave is back effective February 19

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- The Labor Commissioner has published a required workplace poster on 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave. The new law was effected on February 19 for employers with 26 or more employees.

On February 9, 2022, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 114 which requires employers with 26 or more employees to provide Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for specific COVID-19 related reasons. The law is retroactive to January 1, 2022, and will remain in effect until September 30, 2022. Qualifying employers are required to provide up to 80 hours of COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick leave, with 40 of those hours available only when the employee or their family member tests positive for COVID-19. COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave is in addition to regular paid sick leave.

Get your required workplace poster here and stay in compliance.

https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/COVID19resources/2022-COVID-19-SPSL-Poster.pdf

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