New SB-95 Paid Coronavirus Sick Leave – District Action Required

California SB-95 Law Providing New Bank of COVID Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
Senate Bill 95 (SB 95) requires employers with more than 25 employees to provide up to 80 hours of COVID-related Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) to employees from January 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021.
Public employers must provide notice to employees of their rights to use this new bank of SPSL. This notice may be provided to employees electronically, such as via email. A template notice is being created by the Department of Labor and should be available by the week of April 5, should districts choose to use it.
Public employers must also include this bank of SPSL on employees’ itemized wage statements. SBAS is prepared to provide this leave balance on the employee paystub. It will show as a separate leave balance from sick leave (SL) and vacation (VC) and will be identified as “Supp SL” on the paystub.
There are a few steps that district’s must perform in Escape in order for this new leave balance to appear on employee paystubs. Please see attached for instructions on how to set this up in Escape. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Myron Porter at ext. 5280.
Regards, School Business Advisory Services Team Santa Barbara County Education Office