PHRca CA Leaves and Benefits 3

Question 1

California Paid Family Leave (PFL) provides wage replacement for which of the following situations?

Accepted Answer

Bonding with a new child or caring for a seriously ill family member

Answer

PFL provides partial wage replacement for bonding with a new child and caring for a seriously ill family member, but not for the employee's own disability.

Question 2

Under California's Kin Care law, employees may use how much of their accrued sick leave to care for an ill family member?

Accepted Answer

Half of annual sick leave accrual

Answer

California's Kin Care law (Labor Code 233) allows employees to use up to half of their annual sick leave accrual to care for a sick family member.

Question 3

California's Healthy Workplaces Healthy Families Act requires employers to provide paid sick leave accrual at a minimum rate of:

Accepted Answer

1 hour per 30 hours worked

Answer

Under the Healthy Workplaces Healthy Families Act, employees accrue paid sick leave at a rate of 1 hour for every 30 hours worked.

Question 4

As of 2024, California's minimum paid sick leave entitlement that employees may use per year is:

Accepted Answer

5 days or 40 hours

Answer

SB 616 (effective January 1, 2024) increased the usable minimum to 5 days or 40 hours per year.

Question 5

AB 1949, effective January 1, 2023, requires employers with 5 or more employees to provide up to how many days of bereavement leave?

Accepted Answer

5 days

Answer

AB 1949 requires employers with 5+ employees to provide up to 5 days of bereavement leave for the death of a qualifying family member.

PHRca - Professional in Human Resources - California Practice Test

PHRca - Professional in Human Resources - California Practice Test

PHRca CA Leaves and Benefits 3