Benefits Questions & Answers

Can employees receive paid family leave payments and sick pay at the same time? This section provides the answers to these and other complex questions. 

COBRA

• Do I have to offer COBRA coverage to someone who is on Family/Medical leave?
• How long does a person have to decide whether or not to elect COBRA?
• What are COBRA and Cal-COBRA and who must comply?
• What are the COBRA rights of an employee and spouse at retirement?
• What happens if someone does not make the COBRA payment on time?

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Domestic Partners

• Are employers required to offer health insurance to domestic partners?

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Health and Medical

• Are employers required to offer health insurance to domestic partners?
• Is a chiropractor considered a 'health care provider' for medical leave certification purposes?
• What job protection and benefits do we need to continue for an employee on disability leave?

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HIPP Notice

• Do I have to provide terminating employees with a HIPP Notice?

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Paid Family Leave

• Is a pregnant employee entitled to SDI?

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Sick Pay

• Am I required to provide sick leave for employees?
• May an employee get sick leave pay while on SDI?
• Must I allow an employee to use sick time when his/her children are sick?
• What is a PTO policy?

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State Disability Insurance

• May an employee get sick leave pay while on SDI?
• Do I have to hold a job open or provide benefits for an employee who is out on state disability leave?
• How long does someone have to wait before SDI benefits begin?
• How much will someone who is eligible to receive disability benefits get?
• Is a pregnant employee entitled to SDI?

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Unemployment Insurance

• Am I required to provide a written termination notice for the UI program?
• Can a former out-of-state employee collect California UI?
• Can an employee quit and still receive UI?
• Can I appeal or protest a decision awarding UI if I still think I should not have to pay?
• Do I have to post a UI poster and distribute UI pamphlets?

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Vacations, Holidays and Paid Time Off

• How do I pay an employee who works on a holiday?
• If a nonexempt employee is required to work on a company holiday, what rate should he/she earn for working that day?
• Am I required to provide paid vacations for employees?
• Can I require that employees take vacation time only after they've earned it?
• Does vacation pay accrue during a layoff period?

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