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March 25, 2010

McCarther v. Pacific Telesis: Unlimited Sick Leave Policies Are Not Subject to Kin Care Law

McCarther v. Pacific Telesis Group

By Jeremy J. Gray of Zuber & Taillieu

The California Supreme Court has held that the “kin care” provision of California Labor Code Section 233 does not apply to unlimited sick leave policies. In McCarther v. Pacific Telesis Group, ____ Cal. Rptr. 3d ____, 48 Cal. 4th 104, 2010 WL 547321 (Cal. 2010), the California Supreme Court held that the state’s “kin care” law only applies to employer policies that provide for accrued sick leave benefits because only those policies enable measurement of the kin care entitlement.

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Jeremy J. Gray is a Partner of Zuber & Taillieu, focusing on employment law.

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