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GA SB242
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/26/2015
Primary Sponsor
Michael Williams
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AI Summary
- Employers with 10 or more employees that provide sick leave must allow employees to use that leave for the care of immediate family members, including a child, spouse, grandchild, grandparent, parent, or tax dependents
- Employers are not required to allow more than 5 days of earned sick leave per employee for the care of an immediate family member
- The bill does not require any employer to offer sick leave; it only applies to employers that already provide it
- "Sick leave" is defined as compensated time away from work limited to sick time, excluding paid short-term or long-term disability, catastrophic leave, or similar benefits
- Employees must have earned the sick leave before using it and must comply with the employer's existing sick leave policy
Legislative Description
Labor and Industrial Relations; allow employees to use sick leave for the care of immediate family members
Last Action
Senate Read Second Time
2/10/2016
Full Bill Text
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