Bakersfield workers earn five days or 40 hours of paid sick leave annually under California's Healthy Workplaces Healthy Families Act SB 616, expanded in 2024. Bakersfield does not impose additional local paid leave mandates.
California SB 616 requires employers to provide at least 40 hours or five days of paid sick leave per year, accrued at one hour per 30 hours worked or front-loaded. Workers can use leave for their own illness, family member illness, preventive care, or victims-of-violence purposes. California's State Disability Insurance and Paid Family Leave programs offer up to 60 to 70% wage replacement for serious health conditions and bonding. Bakersfield, unlike San Francisco, has not adopted a supplemental paid sick leave ordinance.
Employers denying sick leave face Labor Commissioner action with administrative penalties, lost wages, $50 daily liquidated damages up to $4,000, and possible $4,000 civil penalty per violation in willful retaliation cases.
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