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RESOLUTION OF • OF OF •
APPROVING PAID POLICY • AB 1522 FOR
EMPLOYEES TEMPORARY/PART-TIME AND FULL-TIME/TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
STATUS
WHEREAS, on September 10, 2014, the Governor of the State of California signed AB
1522, the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 providing paid sick leave for
eligible employees; and,
WHEREAS, the AB 1522 paid sick leave provisions are to take effect July 1, 2015; and,
WHEREAS, AB 1522 establishes the obligations for the City to set the terms and
conditions of this statutory paid sick leave; and,
WHEREAS, for compliance with the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014,
the City of Downey establishes a paid sick leave policy pursuant to AB 1522 for temporary /part
time and full- time /temporary employment status employees who are not currently covered by a
City paid sick leave provision or who are not represented by a collective bargaining agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOEW
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SECTION 1. This resolution establishes the Paid Sick Leave Policy for temporary/part-
time and full- time /temporary employment status employees hereto as Exhibit A, and by this
reference, is hereby adopted.
SECTION 2. This resolution shall become effective July 1, 2015, and any conflicting
provisions previously adopted are hereby rescinded.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of June, 2015
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AEPIA M. JIMEN , C
City Clerk CV
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the City Council of
the City of Downey at a regular meeting held on the 23rd day of June, 2015, by the following
vote, to wit:
CITY OF DOWNEY
PAID SICK LEAVE POLICY
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2015
1) Twenty -four (24) hours, or
2) Three (3) times the number of hours in a single regularly scheduled shift of
the Employee
All full- time /temporary employment status Employees in the classification of Ambulance
Operator shall receive Paid Sick Leave in the amount of whichever of the following is
greater:
1) Forty (40) hours of paid sick leave, or
2) Three (3) times the number of hours in single regularly scheduled shift.
For each subsequent year of employment, Employees shall be provided annual upfront
Paid Sick Leave on the first date of the pay period that includes July 1 in an amount
established under this Section.
Timing_ 9 Usage
Employees are eligible to request and use available Paid Sick Leave on the ninetieth
(90th) calendar day of employment following their Date of Hire.
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Employees are entitled to use Paid Sick Leave for personal illness or injuries to obtain
relief to help ensure the health, safety and welfare of themselves or their child(ren) if
victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking; or to attend to the illness of a
family member. Family members include a child, parent, registered domestic partner,
spouse, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling. Employees may only utilize Paid Sick
Leave to receive compensation for scheduled work days.
Paid Sick Leave shall be used in increments of no less than one (1) hour.-
If the need for Paid Sick Leave is foreseeable, an Employee shall provide reasonable
advance notice to a supervisor, in writing or orally, of his /her intent to use Paid Sick
Leave. If the need for Paid Sick Leave is not foreseeable, an Employee shall provide
notice for the need to use Paid Sick Leave as soon as practical.
Calculation of Paid Sick Leave
Paid Sick Leave shall be calculated at the Employee's regular hourly wage. For
Employees who had different rates of pay in the 90 days prior to taking Paid Sick Leave,
Paid Sick Leave will be paid at the rate of pay calculated by dividing the employee's
total wages, not including overtime pay, by the employee's total hours worked in the full
pay periods of the ninety (90) days of employment prior to taking such Paid Sick Leave.
No Carry Over
Any upfront Paid Sick Leave provided that is not fully used by the Employee within one
(1) year of when it was provided shall not carry over to the following year period and
shall expire.
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The remaining balance of any unused Paid Sick Leave shall not be paid out to an
Employee upon termination, resignation, retirement or other separation of employment.
If an Employee separates from City of Downey employment and is rehired within three
hundred sixty five (365) days, the Employee is entitled to the reinstatement of any
previously earned and unused Paid Sick Leave. Paid Sick Leave for subsequent years
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The City expressly reserves t e right to perio ical y review and uni atera y mo t e
terms of this Policy without prior advance notice to Employees.
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