California
Updated to reflect amendments to the domestic violence and crime victim leave law, including expanding eligibility to victims of qualifying acts of violence, amendments to the judicial proceedings leave law and the repeal of the bereavement leave mediation program, all effective January 1, 2025.
Updated to reflect amendments to the state paid sick leave law regarding qualifying reasons, effective January 1, 2025.
Updated to reflect amendments expanding the domestic violence and crime victim leave law to include victims of violence, effective January 1, 2025.
Updated to reflect the Freelance Worker Protection Act, effective January 1, 2025.
Updated to reflect increases to the minimum salaries for executive employees, administrative employees and professional employees, and to the minimum pay for computer professionals and physicians and surgeons paid an hourly rate, effective January 1, 2025.
Updated to reflect amendments regarding the disclosure of voluntary child labor audits, effective January 1, 2025.
Updated to reflect the Freelance Worker Protection Act and an amendment to the state whistleblower protection law notice requirement, both effective January 1, 2025.
Updated to reflect the state Freelance Worker Protection Act and law regarding employment agreements involving digital replica usage, both effective January 1, 2025
Berkeley employers with 25 or more employees should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of sick leave using the lump sum method and to show their compliance with the Berkeley Paid Sick Leave Ordinance. This policy also covers the California Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act. It is intended to address compliance with both state and local law.
Berkeley employers with fewer than 25 employees should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of sick leave using the lump sum method and to show their compliance with the Berkeley Paid Sick Leave Ordinance. This policy also covers the California Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act. It is intended to address compliance with both state and local law.