San Francisco, CA Employment Preemption: Paid Leave Preemption (2026)

246. (a) (1) An employee who, on or after July 1, 2015, works in California for the same employer for 30 or more days within a year from the commencement of employment is entitled to paid sick days as specified in this section... (b) (1) An employee shall accrue paid sick days at the rate of not less than one hour per every 30 hours worked... (d) Accrued paid sick days shall carry over to the following year of employment. However, an employer may limit an employee's use of accrued paid sick days to 40 hours or five days in each year of employment, calendar year, or 12-month period... (r) Subdivisions (g), (h), (i), (l), (m), and (n) shall preempt any local ordinance to the contrary.