Verification: approved by a person (carried over from Juriset's first release).
Programs
Name
Family and Medical Leave Act
Paid
no
Condition
Unpaid, job-protected leave with continuation of group health benefits. Up to 12 workweeks in a 12-month period for qualifying family and medical reasons; up to 26 workweeks in a single 12-month period of military caregiver leave. Covered employers: private-sector employers with 50 or more employees in 20 or more workweeks in the current or previous calendar year; public agencies and local educational agencies regardless of the number of employees. Eligible employees: at least 12 months with the employer, at least 1,250 hours of service in the 12 months before leave, and work at a location where the employer has at least 50 employees within 75 miles. The employer chooses the 12-month period method (29 CFR 825.200(b)).
The FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for qualifying family and medical reasons and requires continuation of their group health benefits under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not taken leave. … For eligible employees, up to 12 workweeks of leave in a 12-month period for any of the following qualifying reasons: … An eligible employee who is the spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin of a covered servicemember with a serious injury or illness may take up to 26 workweeks of leave during a single 12-month period to care for the servicemember. … Private-sector employers who employ 50 or more employees in 20 or more workweeks in either the current calendar year or the previous calendar year,
Public agencies (including federal, state, and local government employers), regardless of the number of employees, and … Work for a covered employer for at least 12 months,
Have at least 1,250 hours of service with the employer during the 12 months before their FMLA leave starts, and
Work at a location where the employer has at least 50 employees within 75 miles.
An employer is permitted to choose any one of the following methods for determining the 12-month period in which the 12 weeks of leave entitlement described in paragraph (a) of this section occurs:
(1) The calendar year;
(2) Any fixed 12-month leave year, such as a fiscal year, a year required by State law, or a year starting on an employee's anniversary date;
(3) The 12-month period measured forward from the date any employee's first FMLA leave under paragraph (a) begins; or,
(4) A “rolling” 12-month period measured backward from the date an employee uses any FMLA leave as described in paragraph (a).
California Family Rights Act (unpaid). Paid Family Leave (paid). California Paid Sick Leave (paid).
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Verification: approved by a person (carried over from Juriset's first release).
Programs
Name
California Family Rights Act
Paid
no
Condition
I have or a family member has a serious health condition, I have worked for my employer for 1+ year, I have 1250 hours of service in the past year, and my employer has 5+ employees. Up to 12 weeks per year for all CFRA purposes. You will be paid if your employer pays employees on CFRA leave, if you use accrued paid time off (such as vacation time), or if you apply to the California Employment Development Department (EDD) for State Disability Insurance (SDI) or Paid Family Leave (PFL) and qualify.
Annual max
12
Leave type
family_medical
Job protected
yes
Annual max unit
weeks
Employer size min
5
Eligibility service months
12
Name
Paid Family Leave
Paid
yes
Condition
Benefit payments for up to 8 weeks in a 12-month period. The minimum weekly benefit amount is $50, and the maximum is $1,765 per week. Must have earned at least $300 and paid into State Disability Insurance (SDI) in the last 18 months. Covers bonding with a new child, care for a seriously ill family member, or supporting a family member's military deployment.
Funded by
public_insurance
Annual max
8
Leave type
family_medical
Job protected
no
Annual max unit
weeks
Name
California Paid Sick Leave
Paid
Upcoming changes
No published changes are waiting to take effect.
Change history
Federal: United States
Version
Effective
Published
Change
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3in effect
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paid_leave in us: version 3, effective 2026-10-24, published (new)
Family and Medical Leave Act (unpaid).
State: California
Version
Effective
Published
Change
Value
3in effect
new
paid_leave in us-ca: version 3, effective 2026-10-24, published (new)
California Family Rights Act (unpaid). Paid Family Leave (paid). California Paid Sick Leave (paid).
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yes
Condition
Employer must allow use of at least five days or 40 hours, whichever is more, per year. Employee must work for the same employer for at least 30 days within a year in California and satisfy a 90-day employment period before taking any sick leave. Employer may cap total accrual at 10 days or 80 hours, whichever is more. Alternative accrual schedules must yield at least 24 hours by the 120th calendar day of employment and 40 hours by the 200th calendar day. Year is determined by the employer (calendar year, fiscal year, or other 12-month period).
This leave is referred to as the California Family Rights Act leave or CFRA leave. … I have or a family member has a serious health condition, I have worked for my employer for 1+ year, I have 1250 hours of service in the past year, and my employer has 5+ employees. … Up to 12 weeks per year for all CFRA purposes. … No. You will be reinstated to your same or comparable job, except in limited circumstances unrelated to your leave (such as layoffs). … Maybe. You will be paid if your employer pays employees on CFRA leave, if you use accrued paid time off (such as vacation time), or if you apply to the California Employment Development Department (EDD) for State Disability Insurance (SDI) or Paid Family Leave (PFL) and qualify. … Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) … I have worked for my employer for 1+ year, I have 1250+ hours of service in the past year, and 50+ employees work within 75 mile radius. … Up to 12 weeks per year for all FMLA purposes. … No. You will be reinstated to your same or comparable job, except in limited circumstances unrelated to your leave (such as layoffs). … You will be paid if your employer pays employees on FMLA leave, if you use accrued paid time off (such as vacation time), or if you apply to EDD for SDI or PFL and qualify.
Paid Family Leave (PFL) provides short-term wage replacement benefits to people who need to take time off work to bond with a new child, care for a seriously ill family member, or support a family member’s military deployment. … If eligible, you may receive benefit payments for up to 8 weeks in a 12-month period. The minimum weekly benefit amount is $50, and the maximum is $1,765 per week. … PFL provides benefit payments but not job protection. … Have earned at least $300 and paid into State Disability Insurance (SDI) in the last 18 months.
Starting on January 1, 2024, employers must generally provide 5 days or 40 hours of paid sick leave to their employees in California. … Starting on January 1, 2024, an employer must allow an employee to use at least five days or 40 hours, whichever is more … Work for the same employer for at least 30 days within a year in California … Satisfy a 90-day employment period before taking any sick leave. … employees under an accrual plan must earn at least one hour of paid sick leave for each 30 hours of work (the 1:30 schedule). Although employers may adopt or keep other types of accrual schedules (other than 1:30), the schedule must result in an employee having at least 24 hours of accrued sick leave or paid time off by the 120th calendar day of employment and 40 hours by the 200th calendar day of employment. … Yes, but an employer may limit or cap the overall amount of sick leave an employee may accrue to 10 days or 80 hours, whichever is more. … The employer determines how the year will be calculated, whether it tracks a typical calendar year, fiscal year, or other 12-month period.