Far-Reaching West Hollywood Paid Sick Leave Law Enacted

Far-Reaching West Hollywood Paid Sick Leave Law Enacted

Beginning July 1, 2022, the City of West Hollywood implemented a paid leave requirement that is perhaps one of most far reaching in the country. By now, employers are accustomed to paid sick leave laws in many jurisdictions, and a small number of jurisdictions even have general paid leave laws that are akin to vacation leave. West Hollywood’s version stands out because it requires the payout of unused paid leave at the end of employment and requires unpaid leave to accrue. The law applies to employees physically working inside the city limits of West Hollywood for two or more hours per week and may be waived by a collective bargaining agreement if the waiver is explicitly set forth in such agreement in clear and unambiguous terms. Monetary penalty for non-compliance may be up to $100 per person per day of violation. A poster (available here) supplied by the City containing minimum wage and paid/unpaid leave information must be posted at each worksite within the City’s boundaries. The City’s law can be viewed here and it was amended more recently here. The City’s regulations, which provide additional guidance on the law can be viewed here; however, those regulations do not account for the new amendment yet.