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All companies are required to give up to 40 hours of paid sick leave per year for both full- and part-time employees, except per diem healthcare employees and unionized construction workers. Eligible employees earn one hour of paid sick leave for evert 30 hours worked and can use it after 120 days after being hired. Unused time can be carried over.
Increases the minimum wage to $15/hr (currently $12.30/hr) by 2026; requires 1 hour of paid sick leave per 30 hours worked. Nov 5 >50% TBD: Nebraska: Citizens On ballot Initiative 436: Requires between five and seven days of paid sick leave for employees depending on the size of the business. Nov 5 >50% [f] TBD
A 2020 paper found that requiring paid sick leave in the U.S. likely increased overall well-being. [52] When paid sick leave is required by law, workers tended to take two more days off work each year. [52] U.S. federal law requires unpaid leave for serious illnesses through the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). This law requires most medium ...
For 2024, 80 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 30 states, four more measures than the average (76) for this point in the election cycle from 2012 to 2022.
Larger employers in the state can allow 56 or more hours of paid sick leave a year with those days carrying… In Alaska, most workers are now entitled to at least 40 hours of paid sick leave a year.
Topping the new laws that go into effect on Jan. 1 is the state's new paid pre-natal leave policy, allowing pregnant employees to take 20 hours of paid leave for a long list of pregnancy-related ...
The principal other issue handled by the Fairness Project as of 2020 is paid sick leave. Although the topic was initially considered a goal for future election cycles, [1] several of the ballot proposals supported in 2016 also had paid sick leave aspects, specifically Washington state and Arizona. [14]
The Michigan Supreme Court overruled the Legislature on Wednesday, reinstating major changes to the state's minimum wage and paid sick leave laws, a victory for low-wage workers. In a 4-3 decision ...