California Sick Pay Law 2025. California law has long prohibited discrimination based on various protected characteristics, including, among others, gender, disability, age, and race. Employers covered under the mandatory paid sick leave law;

Starting on january 1, 2024, employers must generally provide 5 days or 40 hours of paid sick leave to their employees in california. $17.70 per hour in 2025), pasadena, san jose, west hollywood.