legal process. 332. Paid sick time (a) Earning of paid sick time (1) In general Subject to subsection (c), an employer shall provide each covered direct care professional employed by the employer not less than 1 hour of earned paid sick time for every 30 hours worked, to be used as described in subsection (b). An employer shall not be required to permit a covered direct care professional to earn, under this subsection, more than 56 hours of paid sick time in a year, unless the employer chooses to set a higher limit. (2) Exempt covered direct care professionals (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), for purposes of this subsection, a covered direct care professional who is exempt from overtime requirements under section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 213(a)(1) ) shall be deemed to work 40 hours in each workweek. (B) Shorter normal workweek If the normal workweek of such a covered direct care professional is less than 40 hours, the covered direct care professional shall earn paid sick time under this subsection based upon that normal workweek. (3) Dates for beginning to earn paid sick time and use (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B) and the second sentence of paragraph (8), covered direct care professionals shall begin to earn paid sick time under this section at the commencement of their employment. Except as provided in such subparagraph and such sentence, a covered direct care professional shall be entitled to use the earned paid sick time beginning on the 60th calendar day following commencement of the covered direct care professional’s employment. After that 60th calendar day, the covered direct care professional may use the paid sick time as the time is earned. An employer may, at the discretion of the employer, loan paid sick time to a covered direct care professional for use by such covered direct care professional in advance of the covered direct care professional earning such sick time as provided in this section and may permit use before