Hi Unaluna, thanks for your reply. Well, the employer can also get in trouble if the pay stub does not match what is correct. They pay stub has to list things like sick time, vacation time, personal time, deductions, etc. Those violations can add up to $4000.00 on top of any other penalties assessed. It's important to get it right the first time. Unfortunately CA law on sick leave is pretty much carved in stone. Employers have a couple of different options on which way to handle it but they can't go and do something weird that is prohibited.