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California LocalizedGenerated accuracy model review: 2026-05-06
California Sick Leave Accrual Calculator accuracy and testing
This page documents how Calwarden builds trust for this calculator: source notes, regression-style default tests, limitations, assumptions, unit handling, rounding, and visible change history.
Formula source
- Estimated available sick leave = min(starting balance + hours worked x sick hours earned / hours worked per accrual, annual cap) - sick hours used, floored at zero.
Test cases
Default input regression check
Generated from the checked-in default inputs and calculate function.
Inputs
- Hours Worked: 120 hr
- Sick Hours Earned: 1 hr
- Hours Worked per Accrual: 30 hr
- Starting Balance: 0 hr
- Sick Hours Used: 0 hr
- Annual Cap: 40 hr
Expected outputs
- Estimated Available Sick Leave: 4 hr
Known limitations
- This tool does not determine eligibility, frontloading compliance, carryover, waiting periods, local ordinance requirements, or employer-policy compliance.
Assumptions
- Default accrual is 1 hour per 30 hours worked.
- Annual cap default is 40 hours and is user-editable.
- A more generous local ordinance or employer policy may override the default assumptions.
- Defaults are planning examples, not live current rates.
- The calculation is deterministic and runs client-side only.
Unit handling
- Hours Worked accepts values in hr.
- Sick Hours Earned accepts values in hr.
- Hours Worked per Accrual accepts values in hr.
- Starting Balance accepts values in hr.
- Sick Hours Used accepts values in hr.
- Annual Cap accepts values in hr.
- Estimated Available Sick Leave is displayed in hr.
Rounding rules
- Number displays use up to 2 decimal places in the calculator UI.
- Input precision follows configured step values where provided.
Version history
1.0.0 - 2026-05-06
Generated accuracy and testing page from the current california-sick-leave-accrual-calculator calculator definition.
Change log
2026-05-06
Published default regression test documentation and metadata fallbacks for California Sick Leave Accrual Calculator.
Calculator transparency
Accuracy pages are generated from checked-in calculator definitions and can be upgraded with curated review metadata over time.