Los Angeles requires six paid sick days annually under Ordinance 184320 and LAMC §187.04, exceeding California SB-616's five-day statewide floor. The state law does not preempt higher local accrual.
LAMC §187.04, enacted via Ordinance 184320, requires covered employers to provide at least 48 hours (six 8-hour days) of paid sick leave per year. Workers accrue one hour per 30 hours worked or receive a front-loaded grant. Leave covers the worker's own illness, family-member care, and safe-time absences for domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. California SB-616 (2023) raised the statewide minimum to 40 hours but explicitly preserves stronger local ordinances. The Office of Wage Standards enforces LA's rule. Unused balances cap at 72 hours and carry over yearly.
Employers face administrative fines up to $120 per employee per day, plus back pay and reinstatement of wrongfully denied leave. Willful violations trigger treble damages and Office of Wage Standards citations.
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