Labor Code section 1027

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require an employer to provide time off with pay, except that an employee may use sick leave to which he or she is entitled for the purpose of entering and participating in an alcohol or drug rehabilitation program.

Source: Section 1027, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=1027. (updated Jan. 1, 1987; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/labor_code_section_1027

Original Source: Section 1027, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=1027. (last accessed May 12, 2025).