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VA HB2087
VA HB2087Health care providers & grocery store workers; employers to provide paid sick leave, effective date.
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Introduced
01/10/2023
01/10/2023
In Committee
01/10/2023
01/10/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/12/2023
04/12/2023
Introduced Session
2023 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Paid sick leave; health care providers and grocery store workers. Requires employers to provide paid sick leave to health care providers and grocery store workers. Under current law, employers are only required to provide paid sick leave to certain home health workers. The bill removes requirements that workers work on average at least 20 hours per week or 90 hours per month to be eligible for paid sick leave. The bill provides that certain health care providers may waive their right to accrue and use paid sick leave and provides an exemption for employers of certain other health care providers. The bill requires the Department of Labor and Industry to develop guidelines for retail employers that sell groceries to provide sick leave and to publish such guidelines by December 1, 2023. The provisions of the bill other than the requirement for the Department of Labor and Industry to develop guidelines have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2024. Paid sick leave; health care providers and grocery store workers. Requires employers to provide paid sick leave to health care providers and grocery store workers. Under current law, employers are only required to provide paid sick leave to certain home health workers. The bill removes requirements that workers work on average at least 20 hours per week or 90 hours per month to be eligible for paid sick leave. The bill provides that certain health care providers may waive their right to accrue and use paid sick leave and provides an exemption for employers of certain other health care providers. The bill requires the Department of Labor and Industry to develop guidelines for retail employers that sell groceries to provide sick leave and to publish such guidelines by December 1, 2023. The provisions of the bill other than the requirement for the Department of Labor and Industry to develop guidelines have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2024.
AI Summary
This bill requires employers to provide paid sick leave to health care providers and grocery store workers. Under current law, only certain home health workers are required to receive paid sick leave. The bill removes the requirements that workers work an average of at least 20 hours per week or 90 hours per month to be eligible for paid sick leave. The bill also allows certain health care providers to waive their right to accrue and use paid sick leave, and provides an exemption for employers of certain other health care providers. The bill requires the Department of Labor and Industry to develop guidelines for retail employers that sell groceries to provide sick leave and to publish these guidelines by December 1, 2023. The provisions of the bill, other than the requirement for the Department of Labor and Industry to develop guidelines, have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2024.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (20)
Candi Mundon King (D)*,
Dawn Adams (D),
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D),
Jeffrey Bourne (D),
Nadarius Clark (D),
Eileen Filler-Corn (D),
Wendy Gooditis (D),
Elizabeth Guzmán (D),
C.E. Hayes (D),
Dan Helmer (D),
Patrick Hope (D),
Clinton Jenkins (D),
Kaye Kory (D),
Michelle Lopes-Maldonado (D),
Delores McQuinn (D),
Sam Rasoul (D),
Don Scott (D),
Irene Shin (D),
Marcus Simon (D),
Angelia Williams Graves (D),
Last Action
Left in Commerce and Energy (on 02/07/2023)
Bill Topics
Labor and Employment
- ‐ Employee Benefits
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2087 | 01/11/2023 |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offe | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2087F122+PDF | 01/26/2023 |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2087+hil | 01/11/2023 |
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