Employees can earn one hour of paid leave for every 30 hours worked. As we previously discussed in our summary of the ordinance, covered employees may use up to 80 hours of emergency paid sick leave for COVID-19-related purposes.We also offer an online portal where you can fill out and submit your petitions and all petition-related forms online. Importantly, unlike other forms of paid sick leave, Oakland's Emergency Paid Sick Leave must be paid out immediately upon separation. Oakland COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave. We are gifting employers a roundup of where things stand with COVID19 (or related) leave requirements. We highlight laws that did not make it to 2023. All public-sector and healthcare employers are mandated to require COVID vaccination or regular COVID testing for their employees. Oakland passes COVID-19 paid sick leave. Oakland Employment Lawyers.