Under California's Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act, an employee who works at least 30 days in a year for the same employer is generally entitled to:
Explanation
Labor Code §246(b)(1) starts accrual at the commencement of employment, at not less than one hour for every 30 hours worked. The 90th day belongs to §246(c), which is when an employee may begin to USE accrued days — a different rule from when the days start building up. Twenty-four hours is the superseded annual figure: §246(b)(3)-(4) now require at least 24 hours or 3 days by the 120th calendar day and no less than 40 hours or 5 days by the 200th. And the entitlement turns on working 30 days within a year for the same employer, not on the employer's headcount.
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