Supplemental Sick Leave
Governor extends COVID paid sick leave through end of 2022
New extension will sunset on December 31, 2022
Governor Newsom signed AB 152 on September 29, extending COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave through the end of the year for California workers. This protection was originally set to expire on September 30.
This extension does not come with additional sick leave but instead gives workers access to any of their remaining COVID-19 Supplemental Sick Leave through December 31, 2022.
Worker action extends COVID Paid Sick Leave
Retroactive to January 1, 2022 and sunsets September 30, 2022
CFT and our labor partners have fought hard to reinstate COVID-19 paid sick leave. On February 9, Governor Newsom signed the COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave legislation (Senate Bill 114) into law. This is a huge win that will help keep our workplaces and communities safe.
Supplemental Paid Sick Leave became available starting February 19 — ten days after the legislation was signed. Here is a summary of what is included in the new law:
- This leave is retroactively applied to January 1, 2022, and will sunset on September 30, 2022.
Legislature fails to extend COVID-19 Supplemental Sick Leave
Legislative Update
The COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave is set to expire September 30 and due to legislative deadlines, it is no longer possible for the Legislature to pass an extension before the existing SPSL expires.