State Compliance
California Leave Law Compliance Checklist
Complete checklist for California employers to comply with state leave requirements.
39 total items39 required
Intended for: Employers with employees in California
Paid Sick Leave (All Employers)
- Provide sick leave accrual of 1 hour per 30 hours workedRequired
- Allow accrual of at least 40 hours per yearRequired
Or front-load 40 hours at start of year
- Allow up to 80 hours accrual (no cap on accrual)Required
- Allow employees to use up to 40 hours per yearRequired
- Allow use of sick leave after 90 days of employmentRequired
- Display required sick leave posterRequired
- Show sick leave balance on pay stubsRequired
- Maintain sick leave records for 3 yearsRequired
California Family Rights Act (5+ Employees)
- Verify CFRA coverage (5+ employees)Required
- Provide up to 12 weeks unpaid leave for qualifying reasonsRequired
- Include domestic partners in definition of familyRequired
- Allow leave for children of any age (not just minors)Required
- Maintain health benefits during leaveRequired
- Guarantee job restorationRequired
- Provide required CFRA noticesRequired
Paid Family Leave (State Insurance)
- Display PFL poster in workplaceRequired
- Provide DE 2511 form to employees taking PFLRequired
- Inform employees PFL runs concurrently with CFRA/FMLARequired
- Do not discriminate against employees using PFLRequired
Pregnancy Disability Leave (5+ Employees)
- Provide up to 4 months PDL for pregnancy disabilityRequired
- PDL is in addition to CFRA bonding leaveRequired
- Maintain health benefits during PDLRequired
- Provide reasonable accommodations for pregnancyRequired
- Display PDL posterRequired
Vacation/PTO (If Offered)
- No use-it-or-lose-it policy (vacation is earned wages)Required
- Pay out all accrued vacation at terminationRequired
- Accrual caps allowed but cannot forfeit accrued timeRequired
- Cannot have policy requiring forfeitureRequired
Other Required Leaves
- Jury duty leave (no limit)Required
- Voting time (2 hours at beginning or end of shift)Required
- School activities leave (40 hours/year for parents)Required
- Domestic violence leaveRequired
- Organ/bone marrow donation leaveRequired
- Bereavement leave (5 days for immediate family)Required
Required for 5+ employees
Required Postings
- Paid Sick Leave posterRequired
- CFRA posterRequired
- PDL posterRequired
- SDI/PFL posterRequired
- Notice to employees for UI, SDI, PFL (DE 2320)Required