California Emergency Responder Training Leave (California Labor Code Section §230.4)

NOTE: This leave will not appear on claims if your organization has chosen not to administer it.

Covered Employers: California employers with 50 or more employees

Employee Eligibility: All employees

Entitlement: An employee who performs duty as a volunteer firefighter, a reserve peace officer, or as emergency rescue personnel shall be permitted to take temporary leaves of absence, not to exceed an aggregate of 14 days per calendar year, for the purpose of engaging in fire, law enforcement, or emergency rescue training.

Employer Notice: Not specified

Employee Notice: Not specified

Obligation to Provide Certifications or Documents Supporting Need for Leave: Not specified

Paid?: Not specified

Benefits: Not specified. However, the employer may not discriminate against the employee for taking leave under this section.

Reinstatement: An employee who is discharged, threatened with discharge, demoted, suspended, or in any other manner discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment may be entitled to reinstatement and reimbursement for lost wages and work benefits caused by the acts of the employer.

Other Important Definitions/Requirements: Not specified

Relationship with Other Leave: NA

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