HI HB1434

Requires food establishment employers with 25+ employees to provide paid sick leave to hourly service workers, earning at least one hour per 40 hours worked, capped at 40 hours annually beginning January 1, 2018.

Service workers may carry over up to 40 unused hours to the following year, with an aggregate cap of 80 hours, and cannot use accrued leave until completing 680 hours of work or upon hire date.

Paid sick leave may be used for the worker's or eligible family member's (spouse, child, parent, grandparent) illness, medical care, preventive care, and for purposes related to family violence or sexual assault.

Employers must pay workers for sick leave at the greater of their normal hourly wage or minimum wage, and are prohibited from retaliating against workers for exercising sick leave rights.

Employers are deemed compliant if they offer paid leave (vacation, personal days, or PTO) earned at the required rate or maintain a director-approved sick leave policy; excludes day/temporary workers and non-profit organizations providing recreation, child care, or education services.