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IN HB1183
Bill
Status
1/10/2017
Primary Sponsor
Linda Lawson
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AI Summary
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Employers must provide paid sick leave accruing at a rate of 1 hour for every 30 hours of employment, with a maximum of 40 hours per calendar year.
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Employees may begin using accrued paid sick leave on the 91st day of employment and may use it for illness, injury, family care, school closures, business closures due to public health emergencies, domestic or family violence, and school-related meetings.
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Employers may require 7 days' written notice for foreseeable sick leave and certification for absences of 3 or more consecutive days; paid sick leave accrued in a pay period cannot be used until a subsequent pay period.
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Employers are prohibited from interfering with sick leave rights, discriminating or retaliating against employees for using sick leave, or counting sick leave against employees in absence control policies.
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The commissioner of labor shall enforce the chapter, approve notice requirements in multiple languages, and adopt rules for implementation; the chapter becomes effective January 1, 2018.
Legislative Description
Employee paid sick leave. Provides that certain employers shall provide paid sick leave to employees of one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours of employment, up to a maximum of 40 hours of paid sick leave a year. Provides that the commissioner of labor shall enforce paid sick leave for employees and shall adopt rules to implement paid sick leave.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
1/10/2017