HEALTHY WORKPLACES/HEALTHY FAMILIES ACT OF 2014:

PAID SICK LEAVE FOR SUBSTITUTES AND HOURLY EMPLOYEES 

NOT ENTITLED TO LEAVE PER EXISTING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS

Entitlement: 

Each employee who works in California for the same employer for 30 or more days within a year from the beginning of employment is entitled to paid sick leave. Paid sick leave accrues upon employment at a rate of five days or 40 hours, and is paid at the employee’s regular wage rate. Accrual shall begin on the first day of employment or July 1, 2020, whichever is later.  PERS retired annuitants are not eligible.

Usage: 

An employee may use accrued paid sick days beginning on the 90th day of employment.  The District will provide paid sick days upon the written request of an employee for the following reasons:

• Diagnosis, care, or treatment of an existing health condition or preventive care for self or family member, or 

• Employee is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 

The District limits the use of paid sick days to 40 hours or five days in each year of employment. Paid sick leave can be utilized only on work days on which the District has job assignments available in the substitute management system, and the employee is unable to accept an assignment for one of the above-stated reasons.  To access leave the employee must submit a REQUEST FOR PAID SICK LEAVE FORM.  If the need for paid sick leave is foreseeable, the employee shall provide reasonable advance notification.  If the need for paid sick leave is unforeseeable, the employee shall provide notice of the need for the leave as soon as practicable.  The District does not carry over nor pay out unused sick leave.

 “Family member” is defined as (1) a child, which for purposes of this article means a biological, adopted, or foster child, stepchild, legal ward, or a child to whom the employee stands in loco parentis. This definition of a child is applicable regardless of age or dependency status; (2) a biological, adoptive, or foster parent, stepparent, or legal guardian of an employee or the employee’s spouse or registered domestic partner, or a person who stood in loco parentis when the employee was a minor child; (3) a spouse; (4) a registered domestic partner; (5) a grandparent; (6) a grandchild; or (7) a sibling. (Labor Code section 245.5 (c))