California Labor Code

§ 233

LAB § 233 Effective Jan 1, 2021Div. 2 · Part 1 · Ch. 1 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)Any employer who provides sick leave for employees shall permit an employee to use in any calendar year the employee’s accrued and available sick leave entitlement, in an amount not less than the sick leave that would be accrued during six months at the employee’s then current rate of entitlement, for the reasons specified in subdivision (a) of Section 246.5. The designation of sick leave taken for these reasons shall be made at the sole discretion of the employee. This section does not extend the maximum period of leave to which an employee is entitled under Section 12945.2 of the Government Code or under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 2601 et seq.), regardless of whether the employee receives sick leave compensation during that leave.

(b)As used in this section:

(1)“Employer” means any person employing another under any appointment or contract of hire and includes the state, political subdivisions of the state, and municipalities.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 211, Sec. 1. (AB 2017) Effective January 1, 2021.