2022 CA Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

California Senate Bill 114 (SB-114) provides Supplemental Paid Sick Leave to employees who are unable to work or telework due to COVID-19. This bill allows for up to 80 hours of paid sick leave time to employees for various COVID-19 related absences effective February 19, 2022, retroactively to January 1, 2022 and will sunset on September 30, 2022.

On September 29, 2022, the Governor signed AB-152 extending the expiration date of SPSL from September 30, 2022 to December 31, 2022.

Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

The new SPSL plan provides up to 80 hours of paid sick leave, divided into two 40-hour categories with different qualifications and limitations.

Employees are eligible for the first 40-hour leave bank if they are unable to work or telework due to any of the following:

• Caring for Yourself:  The employee is subject to a quarantine or isolation period related to COVID-19, has been advised by a healthcare provider to quarantine due to COVID-19, or is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and seeking a medical diagnosis.
• Caring for a Family Member: The employee is caring for a family member who is either subject to a quarantine or isolation period related to COVID-19, has been advised by a healthcare provider to quarantine or isolate due to COVID-19, or the employee is caring for a child whose school or place of care is closed or unavailable due to COVID-19 on the premises.
• Vaccine-Related: The employee is attending a vaccine/vaccine booster appointment for themselves or a family member, or the employee experience vaccine-related symptoms or caring for a family member who experiencing vaccine-related symptoms

Employees are eligible for the second 40-hour leave bank if:

• The employee tests positive for COVID-19 or is caring for a family member who tests positive for COVID-19.

If you have any questions, please call Employee Benefits and Services Division at 1.909.387.5787, or your supervisor.

To request this paid leave please notify your direct supervisor.