2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SB 114)
Because you fought hard and made your voices heard, Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature listened and reinstated COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave. SB 114 is a completely new law and will give workers COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave law starting on February 19, 2022 and extends through September 30, 2022 for California companies with more than 25 employees.
Is SB 114, the 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave law the same as SB 95 the 2021 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave law?
No, the two laws are different and have different ways workers qualify for COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave. SB 95, the 2021 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave law workers were eligible under last year expired on September 30, 2021. SB 114 is a completely new law and will give workers COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave law starting on February 19, 2022, with potential retroactivity to January 1, 2022. Please note the different reasons to be able to access this new leave in the questions below.
What does this new COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave law provide workers?
SB 114 provides workers with up to 80 hours of COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave.
Workers get access to 40 hours of COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave if the worker is infected with COVID-19; experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and seeking a diagnosis; quarantining or self-isolating due to COVID-19; caring for a family member who has COVID-19 or must self-isolate or quarantine due to COVID-19; caring for a child whose school or daycare is closed due to COVID-19on site; receiving the COVID-19 vaccine or booster or recovering from its side effects (for a maximum of 24 hours); or taking a family member to get a vaccine or booster or caring for a family member recovering from side effects of receiving a vaccine or booster (for a maximum of 24 hours).
Workers can get access to an additional 40 hours of Supplemental Paid Sick Leave if they are ill with COVID-19 or caring for a family member who is ill with COVID-19 and show documentation of a positive COVID-19 test if asked. If the employer requests proof of diagnosis for the family member, the worker must provide it. If a worker requests leave under these 40 hours, the employer must provide the worker with a COVID-19 test. If the employer does not provide the test, the worker is eligible for the additional 40 hours of paid leave. If the worker refuses to take the test, they will not be eligible for the leave. You can download more details here.
