Labor/Employment
Oct. 30, 2025
From sick days to safety days: How California's paid leave law keeps growing
California's paid sick leave has evolved from three days for illness in 2015 to five days covering crime victimization, court appearances, domestic violence and bereavement, with more expansions coming in 2026.
In 2014 the California legislature passed the Healthy Workplace, Healthy Families Act (commonly known as the Paid Sick and Safe law), requiring employers to provide California employees with paid sick leave in certain circumstances. The law went into effect on Jan. 1, 2015, and has since expanded to cover more employees, provide more protected time off and provide additional uses for paid sick leave.
The most recent expansion of California's paid sick a...
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