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IN HB1139
Bill
Status
1/7/2016
Primary Sponsor
Gregory Porter
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AI Summary
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Employers with more than 9 employees must provide paid sick and safe leave; employers with 9 or fewer employees must provide unpaid leave, accruing at 1 hour per 30 hours worked.
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Employees may use accrued leave for personal or family illness, preventative care, school/childcare closures due to public health emergencies, and domestic or family violence-related needs.
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Employers cannot require employees to earn more than 56 hours annually or use more than 80 hours annually, and employees cannot use leave during their first 3 months of employment.
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Employers are prohibited from taking adverse action against employees who exercise leave rights, with a rebuttable presumption of retaliation if adverse action occurs within 90 days of filing a complaint or opposing unlawful practices.
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The commissioner of labor enforces the law through informal mediation, civil actions, or attorney general actions, with courts authorized to award unpaid leave value, actual damages up to 3 times that amount, attorney fees, and other relief including reinstatement and injunctive relief; effective January 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Paid sick and safe leave. Provides that certain employers shall provide paid sick and safe leave to employees, accrued at the rate of one hour of paid sick and safe leave for every 30 hours of employment. Establishes conditions to entitlement to sick and safe leave. Provides that the commissioner of labor shall enforce paid sick and safe leave for employees.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
1/7/2016