Sb 616 California 2025. On october 4, 2023, california governor gavin newsom signed senate bill 616 (sb 616) into law, officially expanding the healthy workplaces, healthy families act of 2014 (hwhfa), california’s. A new law will guarantee california workers five paid sick days a year starting jan.

Employers prepare for changes effective january 1, 2024. Existing law, with certain exceptions, entitles an employee to paid sick days for certain purposes if the employee works in california for the same employer for 30 or more.