FAQs on Recall Rights
Covers:
- Types and sizes of businesses that must comply with the recall law
- Which employees have recall rights
- How recall of laid-off employees happens
- Employee and employer notification under the law
- Records that must be maintained by the employer
- What can be done if recall rights are violated or retaliation occurs
- Interaction with non-state recall ordinances
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FAQs on CA 2021 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
Covers:
- Supplemental Paid sick leave for CA employees
- Coverage
- Reasons for taking leave
- Date in effect and expiration date
- Requesting leave from an employer
- Calculating leave
- Credits
- Record keeping and pay stubs
- Notice required, retaliation protections, filing a claim
- Relation to other laws
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FAQs on Exclusion Pay Under the Emergency Temporary Standard
Covers:
- Employees exposed to COVID-19 in the workplace
- Eligibility for exclusion pay
- Calculating pay
- Relationship to Paid Sick Leave Law
- Filing a wage claim for exclusion pay
- Anti-Retaliation protections related to exclusion pay
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Testing and Vaccine FAQs
- Compensation for time spent obtaining COVID-19 test or vaccination
- Compensation for cost of COVID-19 test or vaccination
- Anti-retaliation protections related to vaccination
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Side by Side Comparison of Paid Leave Options
Covers basic protections and eligibility requirements for:
- CA Paid Family Leave
- CA Paid Sick Leave
- CA 2021 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
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Essential and Non-essential Workers
Covers:
- Paid Sick Leave
- The Stay-at-Home Order
- Protections for non-essential workers who refuse to return to work
- Guidance for individuals who are over 65 or immunocompromised
- Protections for independent contractors
- Filing a complaint with the Labor Commissioner
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Laws Enforced by the Labor Commissioner’s Office
Covers:
- Paid sick leave
- Options if your child's school or day care closes
- Reporting time pay
- Employee right to privacy
- Retaliation protections
- Participating remotely in Labor Commissioner actions
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Safe Reopening for Workers and Employers
Covers:
- Employer obligations to keep the workplace and employees safe
- Positive COVID-19 tests
- Paid Sick leave
- Face coverings
- Medical Checks
- Waivers of liability
- Returning to worksite
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Conditional Suspension of California’s WARN ACT Notice Requirements
Covers:
- The executive order which addresses the California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act and its 60-day notice requirement for an employer that orders a mass layoff, relocation, or termination at a covered establishment.
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FAQs on CA 2020 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (EXPIRED 12/31/2020)
Covers:
- Paid sick leave for food sector employees
- Paid sick leave for non-food sector employees
- Date in effect and expiration date
- Eligibility requirements
- Employer approval
- Coverage for independent contractors in food sector
- Amount of leave
- Retaliation protections, filing a claim
- Local laws, SDI and employer credit for providing leave
- Posting requirements
Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for COVID-19 related reasons expired on December 31, 2020. If you have a claim for a violation of the law that occurred prior to December 31, 2020, your claim will be heard. More information on the SPSL expiration is available on the Labor Commissioner’s webpage.
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