EmploymentQuestion 1073 of 1605
California's 'kin care' rule requires that, if an employer provides paid sick leave, an employee may use a portion of it to care for:
a.A covered family member such as a child, parent, spouse, or registered domestic partner
b.Any friend or neighbor
c.Coworkers who are ill
d.Only the employee, never a relative
Explanation
Labor Code §233 (kin care) requires that employees be allowed to use accrued paid sick leave to attend to the illness of a covered family member (child, parent, spouse, registered domestic partner, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling) on the same terms as for their own illness.
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