HB 6784 - Expanding Paid Sick Leave

• Expands paid sick leave requirements to all employees of employers with 10 or more workers, down from the current 50-worker threshold, effective January 1, 2016.

• Increases annual paid sick leave accrual from 40 hours to 56 hours per year, accrued at one hour per 40 hours worked, with carryover of up to 56 unused hours to the following year.

• Changes eligibility requirement from 680 hours worked to 120 calendar days of employment before employees can use accrued sick leave.

• Expands permitted uses of paid sick leave to include medical care for employee or any family member (spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent, grandchild), and adds coverage for victims of family violence or sexual assault.

• Removes the "service worker" occupation classification restrictions, making paid sick leave available to all employees regardless of job category.