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Introduced
02/11/2016
02/11/2016
In Committee
05/30/2016
05/30/2016
Crossed Over
05/24/2016
05/24/2016
Passed
05/31/2016
05/31/2016
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
08/19/2016
08/19/2016
Introduced Session
99th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Creates the Employee Sick Leave Act. Provides that employees may use personal sick leave benefits provided by the employer for absences due to an illness, injury, or medical appointment of the employee's child, spouse, sibling, parent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchild, grandparent, or stepparent, for reasonable periods of time as the employee's attendance may be necessary, on the same terms upon which the employee is able to use sick leave benefits for the employee's own illness or injury. Provides that the Department of Labor shall issue rules to implement the Act. Effective January 1, 2017.
AI Summary
This bill, known as the Employee Sick Leave Act, allows employees to use their employer-provided personal sick leave benefits not only for their own illnesses but also for the illnesses, injuries, or medical appointments of certain family members, including their child, spouse, sibling, parent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchild, grandparent, or stepparent, for reasonable periods of time. The bill clarifies that "personal sick leave benefits" refers to accrued time for personal illness and does not include absences covered by an employer's compensation plan. While employers can limit the use of sick leave for family care to an amount equivalent to what an employee would accrue over six months, they are not required to change existing paid time off policies that already meet these requirements. The Act also prohibits employers from retaliating against employees for using or attempting to use sick leave, filing complaints, or cooperating with investigations related to the Act, and the Department of Labor is tasked with issuing rules to implement these provisions, which become effective on January 1, 2017.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (46)
Jacqueline Collins (D)*,
Andy Skoog (D)*,
Luis Arroyo (D),
Daniel Biss (D),
John Bradley (D),
Melinda Bush (D),
Kelly Cassidy (D),
Jerry Costello (D),
Barbara Currie (D),
Monique Davis (D),
William Davis (D),
William Delgado (D),
Sara Feigenholtz (D),
Laura Fine (D),
Mary Flowers (D),
Jack Franks (D),
Robyn Gabel (D),
Jehan Gordon-Booth (D),
Will Guzzardi (D),
Sonya Harper (D),
Lisa Hernandez (D),
Jay Hoffman (D),
Mattie Hunter (D),
Emil Jones (D),
Thaddeus Jones (D),
Stephanie Kifowit (D),
Dave Koehler (D),
Lou Lang (D),
Kimberly Lightford (D),
Camille Lilly (D),
Rob Martwick (D),
Emily McAsey (D),
Pat McGuire (D),
Marty Moylan (D),
Laura Murphy (D),
Bob Rita (D),
Martin Sandoval (D),
Mike Smiddy (D),
Silvana Tabares (D),
Donne Trotter (D),
Patricia Van Pelt (D),
Patrick Verschoore (D),
Larry Walsh (D),
Chris Welch (D),
Kathleen Willis (D),
Sam Yingling (D),
Last Action
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0841 (on 08/19/2016)
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