2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Resources + FAQS

Who is eligible to take COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave? 

SB 114 covers employers with 26 or more employees, providing up to 80 hours of COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave to be used for COVID-19 related circumstances. Employees can take COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave when they cannot work or telework due to the reasons listed below.

How many hours are provided?

SB 114 provides up to 80 hours of COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave.

40 hours of COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for workers that need to :

• Care for yourself: 

  • quarantining or self-isolating due to COVID-19

  • experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and are seeking a diagnosis

  • when you are sick with COVID-19

• Caring for your family: 

  • when a family member is quarantining or self-isolating due to COVID-19 

  • when a child whose school or daycare is closed due to COVID-19

  • when your family is sick with COVID-19

• Vaccine-related:

  • you or your family member is attending a vaccine appointment

  • you or your family member cannot work due to vaccine-related side effects

40 hours of COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave specifically for workers when*:

• you test positive with COVID-19

• A family member tests positive with COVID-19

*If your employer requests to see the test results, you must be able to provide documentation that you or your family member were positive for COVID-19.

When does this policy expire?

This policy expires on September 30, 2022.  

What if I used unpaid leave before this new policy came into effect?

If you took unpaid time off of work for any of the COVID-related reasons specified, you are still owed backpay retroactive to January 1, 2022.

Where can I learn more?

If you have more questions or believe you were eligible for COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave but denied by your employer, please reach out to Legal Aid At Work at their free hotline 800-880-8047.

If you have general questions, the California Department of Industrial Relations put together an extensive page with 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Frequently Asked Questions. You can also use their Eligibility Navigator Tool to help understand if you qualify for COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave.

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