Paid Time Off
(PTO) Policy (CA)

Summary

This template is a Paid Time Off (PTO) Policy that grants employees paid time off from work for a variety of reasons in lieu of an individual vacation policy, sick leave policy, or personal leave policy. This template includes practical guidance, drafting notes, and alternate and optional clauses. This template is intended for private employers. Employers may include this policy in an employee handbook or distribute it as a standalone policy. Its language has been customized to comply with California and federal law. As a result, the text of this template differs from the non-jurisdictional Paid Time Off (PTO) Policy. For a non-jurisdictional employee handbook, see Employee Handbook. For an employee handbook supplement for California employers containing customized workplace policies based on California state and local laws, see Employee Handbook Supplement (CA). For a full listing of key content that can be used by in-house counsel to develop, revise, and implement a company's employee and third-party-related policies, see In-House Company Policies Resource Kit. For a full listing of key content covering leaves for employees, see Leaves for Employees Resource Kit. For a full listing of key content covering leaves for employees in California, see Leaves for Employees Resource Kit (CA). For a full listing of key content covering employee handbook considerations, see Employee Handbook Resource Kit. For information on California leave laws, see Leave Law (CA). For information on state leave laws, see Paid Sick Leave State and Local Law Survey (Private Employers) and Paid Vacation and PTO State Law Survey.