Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires employers over a certain size to offer employees paid sick leave.

Highlights:

• Requires employers with 10 or more employees to implement a sick leave policy that allows an employee to earn and use up to 40 hours of paid sick time per year (Sec. 3).

• Requires that the rate at which paid sick time is earned be 1 hour for every 30 hours worked, or 1 and ⅓ hours for every 40 hours worked (Sec. 3).

• Requires employers with fewer than 10 employees to implement a sick leave policy that allows an employee to earn and use up to 40 hours of unpaid sick time per year (Sec. 3).

• Requires that the rate at which unpaid sick time is earned be 1 hour for every 30 hours worked, or 1 and ⅓ hours for every 40 hours worked (Sec. 3).

• Specifies that employees must begin accruing sick time from the first day of employment, and that employees may carry over up to 40 hours of sick time from one year to another (Sec. 3).

• Authorizes employers to implement policies that prevent employees from accruing more than 80 hours of sick time or from using more than 40 hours of sick time per year (Sec. 3).

• Authorizes employees to begin using sick time on the 91st day of employment and to use sick time as it is accrued (Sec. 3).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires employers over a certain size to offer employees paid sick leave.

Highlights:

• Requires employers with 10 or more employees to implement a sick leave policy that allows an employee to earn and use up to 40 hours of paid sick time per year (Sec. 3).

• Requires that the rate at which paid sick time is earned be 1 hour for every 30 hours worked, or 1 and ⅓ hours for every 40 hours worked (Sec. 3).

• Requires employers with fewer than 10 employees to implement a sick leave policy that allows an employee to earn and use up to 40 hours of unpaid sick time per year (Sec. 3).

• Requires that the rate at which unpaid sick time is earned be 1 hour for every 30 hours worked, or 1 and ⅓ hours for every 40 hours worked (Sec. 3).

• Specifies that employees must begin accruing sick time from the first day of employment, and that employees may carry over up to 40 hours of sick time from one year to another (Sec. 3).

• Authorizes employers to implement policies that prevent employees from accruing more than 80 hours of sick time or from using more than 40 hours of sick time per year (Sec. 3).

• Authorizes employees to begin using sick time on the 91st day of employment and to use sick time as it is accrued (Sec. 3).

Full Bill Text