Thousand Oaks has no local paid-leave ordinance. Workers receive at least 40 hours or five days of paid sick leave annually under California's Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act, expanded by SB 616 effective 2024.
California Labor Code §246 requires every employer, public or private, to provide paid sick leave to employees who work 30+ days within a year. Effective January 2024, SB 616 raised the floor to 40 hours or five days per year (whichever is greater), with at least 80 hours or 10 days of accrual cap. Leave accrues at one hour per 30 hours worked or via lump-sum frontload. It can be used for the employee's or family member's illness, preventive care, or for safe time related to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Thousand Oaks does not supplement these floors with a local ordinance.
Denial of statutory leave triggers Labor Commissioner enforcement, back leave, $50-per-day penalties, and potential civil suit including attorney fees.
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