Labor Commissioner Issues Updated FAQs Regarding Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

The California Labor Commissioner has updated its Frequently Asked Questions in regard to the 2021 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave law. The FAQs address numerous topics including Coverage, Reasons for Taking Leave, Start Date and End Date, Requesting Leave from an Employer, Calculating Leave, Credits, Record-keeping and Paystubs, Enforcement and Relation to Other Laws. Among other updated FAQs, the Guidance makes clear that an employer must make the 2021 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave available to a covered employee “immediately upon the oral or written request of the covered employee to the employer.” Go to 2021 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave FAQs (ca.gov).