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VA HB2087

VA HB2087
Health care providers & grocery store workers; employers to provide paid sick leave, effective date.


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Introduced
01/10/2023
In Committee
01/10/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
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)

Last Action

Left in Commerce and Energy (on 02/07/2023)

Bill Topics

Labor and Employment
  • ‐ Employee Benefits

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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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