Section 246.5 Of Article 1.5. Paid Sick Days From California Labor Code >> Division 2. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.5.
246.5
. (a) Upon the oral or written request of an employee, an
employer shall provide paid sick days for the following purposes:
(1) Diagnosis, care, or treatment of an existing health condition
of, or preventive care for, an employee or an employee's family
member.
(2) For an employee who is a victim of domestic violence, sexual
assault, or stalking, the purposes described in subdivision (c) of
Section 230 and subdivision (a) of Section 230.1.
(b) An employer shall not require as a condition of using paid
sick days that the employee search for or find a replacement worker
to cover the days during which the employee uses paid sick days.
(c) (1) An employer shall not deny an employee the right to use
accrued sick days, discharge, threaten to discharge, demote, suspend,
or in any manner discriminate against an employee for using accrued
sick days, attempting to exercise the right to use accrued sick days,
filing a complaint with the department or alleging a violation of
this article, cooperating in an investigation or prosecution of an
alleged violation of this article, or opposing any policy or practice
or act that is prohibited by this article.
(2) There shall be a rebuttable presumption of unlawful
retaliation if an employer denies an employee the right to use
accrued sick days, discharges, threatens to discharge, demotes,
suspends, or in any manner discriminates against an employee within
30 days of any of the following:
(A) The filing of a complaint by the employee with the Labor
Commissioner or alleging a violation of this article.
(B) The cooperation of an employee with an investigation or
prosecution of an alleged violation of this article.
(C) Opposition by the employee to a policy, practice, or act that
is prohibited by this article.