The California Department of Social Services has issued instructions for sick leave in the CalWORKs Subsidized Employment program. AB 1522 requires, after July 1, 2015, that an employee who works more than 30 days within a year from the beginning of employment is entitled to accrued sick leave of no less than 1 hour for every 30 hours worked. An employee is entitled to use accrued sick leave starting the 90th day after the beginning of employment.
For purposes of accrued sick leave, the employer is entity paying wages and taxes for the Subsidized Employment participant. Subsidized Employment participants are not exempt from sick leave unless they are covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Counties should ensure that employers of Subsidized Employment participants are complying with sick leave requirements and the appropriate amount of sick leave has accrued since July 1, 2015. ACL 16-17 (March 4, 2016).