sick leave (or pay sick days or sick payments ) is the time off from work that workers can use to stay home to cope health and safety of their needs without any loss of pay. Paying sick leave is a mandatory requirement in many countries. Most Europeans, many Latin Americans, some Africans and some Asian countries have legal requirements for paid sick leave. The Book of Levitic sets (7) days of medical isolation for skin conditions in chapter 13. Already in 1500 BC, at least some of the workers who built Egyptian pharaoh's tombs received paid sick leave as well as state-supported health care.
In countries without laws that give sick leave mandates, some employers choose to offer it. Those who offer sick leave do so as a matter of workplace policy or are therefore in some or all employment contracts or are required by collective bargaining agreements. Currently, nine US states (Arizona, California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington); 23 US cities; and two US districts (Montgomery County, MD and San Francisco County, CA) have laws requiring paid sick leave. Currently, there are additional jurisdictions of cities, counties and US states with proposed legislation to enforce paid sick leave.
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Introduction
Sick days paid (also referred to as sick leave or paid sick leave) guarantee workers pay for leave to stay home when they are sick. Some policies also allow paying for sickness to be used to care for sick family members, to attend routine doctors or medical appointments, or to address the health and safety needs associated with domestic violence or sexual violence.
At least 145 countries ensure access to paid sick days for short or long term illness, with 127 providing a week or more each year.
Analysis from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) found that about 39 percent of American workers in the private sector do not pay sick leave. About 79 percent of workers in the low wage industry do not pay for sick time. Most of the food and hotel service workers (78 percent) lacked sick day payouts.
One survey reported that 77 percent of Americans believe that paying for sick days is "very important" for workers. Some workers report that they or family members have been dismissed or postponed due to job loss due to illness.
There is also a controversial issue of some employees who take paid holiday as a mental health day.
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Potential benefits of paid sick leave
Paid sick helpers state that providing paid sick time can reduce cycles, increase productivity, and reduce the spread of contamination in the workplace.
Several studies have shown that parents who have access to paid sick leave are more likely to take time away from work to care for their sick children, and other studies have found that most children recover faster than illness when treated by their parents. However, 53 percent of working mothers and 48 percent of working fathers do not pay sick days to care for children. Without leave, workers can be forced to send sick children to the school where they spread the disease and experience short-term and long-term health outcomes that are negative. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) asks workers to stay home if they are sick and to keep the sick children out of school. During the 2009 H1N1 crisis, the CDC recommends that anyone with flu-like symptoms stay home. According to a report from the Institute for Women's Policy Research, more than 8 million workers went to their work during illness between September and November 2009 during the H1N1 pandemic.
Nearly seven out of ten workers (68 percent) reported that they had worked with stomach flu or other infectious diseases. Nearly half reported that they went to work sick because they could not afford to lose their pay. Thirty percent of workers report that they have flu from a co-worker.
In addition to their colleagues, workers who choose to go to work sick can risk bringing the disease to customers. The Food and Drug Administration guidelines recommend that workers with diseases associated with norovirus work on a limited basis for up to 24 hours after the symptoms subside. Nearly half of the outbreaks caused by stomach flu are associated with sickly food service workers. In 2008, health officials said an ill employee at a Chipotle restaurant in Kent, Ohio might have caused an outbreak that resulted in over 500 people becoming violently ill. This epidemic cost the Kent community between $ 130,233 and $ 305,337 in lost wages, lost productivity, and health care costs.
Paid sick leave can also reduce the risk of occupational accidents, especially in high-risk industries such as construction, manufacturing, agriculture and health care. One study found that workers with access to paid sick leave were 28% less likely than those without injuries at work.
Economic Considerations
Some research indicates that the cost of losing employees (which can include advertising for, interviews, and substitute training) is often greater than the cost of providing sick days to retain existing employees. In short, the average turnover cost is 25 percent of the total annual employee compensation.
Presenteeism costs US $ 180 billion annually in lost productivity. For employers, this costs an average of $ 255 per employee per year and exceeds the cost of absenteeism and medical benefits and disability. For workers in the foodservice industry, one analysis found that foodborne disease outbreaks for chain restaurants - including negative public opinion, affecting other operations in the metropolitan area - could reach up to $ 7 million.
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics says that the average cost of sick leave per work hour is 23 cents and the cost per service worker is 8 cents. Additional research by policy advocates has stated that paid sick days can result in savings of $ 1.17 per worker per week for employers.
Many studies have looked at the economic welfare of the city of San Francisco after they passed their sick leave policy in 2004. The study found that (including other external factors) San Francisco outperformed its neighbors in terms of job growth in the years after its sick leave program took effect - even during the recent recession.
Opposition to paid sick day's mandate
The opponents of the workplace mandate affirm that employers must offer paid sick days based on their own discretion. They say most employers understand the preferences of the benefits of their employees and must maintain flexibility to meet their unique workforce needs.
A study at Cleveland State University found that the costs incurred by a paid sick leave policy would include "wage loss for new users of paid sick leave policies and administrative costs incurred to operate the system of sick leave accountability." The study concludes that paid sick leave mandates will be hazardous to state employees and entrepreneurs (noting that mandate costs will outweigh the benefits) by imposing net costs on the state and resulting in job losses.
A survey of New York City entrepreneurs in 2010 by Partnership for New York City found that a paid sick leave mandate would cost the city business $ 789 million per year. The survey also found that small businesses and nonprofit organizations will be faced with almost 20 percent of the city's mandate costs.
A 2013 study by the Employment Policies Institute found that many businesses responded to paid sick leave mandates in Connecticut by reducing leave, reducing employee benefits, reducing working hours, reducing wages, or raising prices. Approximately 24% of employers who responded to the survey said they would hire fewer employees as a consequence of the law and 10% admitted that laws have caused them to limit or limit their expansion within the country.
Existing provisions
United States
The United States does not currently require employees to have access to paid sick days to deal with their own short-term illness or short-term illness of family members. The US does not guarantee unpaid leave for serious illness through the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). This law requires employers with 50 workers working within a radius of 75 miles to comply and, in the business, includes employees who have worked for their company for at least 12 months prior to taking leave. In January 2015, President Barack Obama asked Congress to pass a Healthy Family act in which employees could earn an hour of sick time paid for every 30 hours they worked up to seven days or 56 hours of sick leave each year. The proposed bill, will apply to employers with 15 or more employees, to employees as defined in the Fair Labor Standards Act.
State and local laws
Since 2006 and in 2018, nine more and more countries have adopted some form of paid sick leave.
In November 2006, San Francisco voters passed a voting initiative that made the city the first in the country to ensure payment of sick days to all workers. The size received 61 percent support of voters. Under San Francisco law, workers receive an hour of sick time paid for every 30 hours of work. Workers in business with 10 or fewer employees earn up to five days per year, while workers in bigger businesses generate nine days per year. Workers use time sickness paid to recover from illness, attend doctor's visit or care for sick child, spouse, or loved one who is loved. Two studies have shown that unemployment rates in San Francisco do not suffer after the sick days law legislation. However, the study also found that more than 28 percent of employees in the "lower wage quartile" face a job cut or the number of working hours is reduced as a result of the paid sick leave mandate.
In March 2008, the Washington Council, D.C. voted unanimously to pass a law that guaranteed workers to pay for sick time. Under the Familiar Disappointment and Safe Leave Act, workers in business with 100 or more workers earn up to seven days sick leave every year, workers in business with 25-99 workers earn five days, and workers in businesses with 24 or fewer workers get three days. This paid-off time can be used to recover from illness, care for sick family members, seek regular medical care or prevention, or get help related to domestic violence or sexual violence. The law excludes restaurant workers as well as workers in the first year of work. D.C. also the first in the United States to include "safe" days paid for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
In November 2008, paid sick days were voted on by the Milwaukee ballot, and voters passed the law with 69 percent of the vote, enacting legislation that ensures payment of sick days and is safe for all workers in the city. Direct Ordinance is challenged by the Chamber of Commerce and has not yet been implemented. In 2011, a Milwaukee District Court Court judge ruled that the city rules were inconsistent with Wisconsin state laws prohibiting local paid leave allowance.
On July 1, 2011, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed the Public Act no. 11-52 which made Connecticut the first state to mandate sick leave. The law, which passes only through the Connecticut Senate (18-17) and the House of Representatives (76-65), takes effect on 1 January 2012, and requires employers to allow their "service workers" to receive an hour of paid sickness. leaving every 40 hours of work, limited to a maximum of 40 hours per year. This law applies to employers' "service workers" with 50 or more employees in Connecticut during each quarter of the prior year. It is estimated that 200,000 to 300,000 workers will be entitled to paid leave. The law defines a "service worker" as an hourly or non-exceptional employee primarily engaged in one of 68 jobs including: Food Service Manager, Health and Medical Services Manager, Librarian, Pharmacist, Physician Assistant, Registered Nurse, Home Health Aide , Assistant Nursing, Orderly and Officer, Security Officers, Cook, Food Preparation Worker, Bartender, Fast Food and Worker Counter, Waitress, Waiter, Dishwasher, Host, Mistress, Janitor, Usher, Lobby Officer, Ticket Receiver , Barbers, Concierge, Cashier, Retail Salesman, Courier, Secretary, Administrative Assistant, Computer Operator, Data Entry and Information Processing Worker, Bus Driver, Taxi Driver and Driver. Daily and temporary workers are not included in the definition of "service workers."
The New York City paid sick leave law requires workers in the city to pay sick hours at an hourly rate for every 30 hours of work. Workers in business with more than 15 employees are entitled to get up to 40 hours (or five days) paid sick leave per year. In addition, in companies of any size, no one can be fired for taking an unpaid sick day. Workers can use their time to care for their own illness, family members, or seek preventive medical care for themselves or family members.
On September 8, 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown announced that he would sign a bill requiring employers to offer sick leave to workers, who would have a break at an hourly rate per 30 hours of work. California will be the second country after Connecticut to request paid leave for sick employees. Healthy Workplace, Healthy Family Law of 2014 signed into law. Under the new law, California employees get sick pay at one hour for every 30 hours of work and can begin using paid paid sick days on or after their 90 working days.
On November 4, 2014, the Massachusetts voters approved "Question 4", a ballot that required ill payments for all part-time and full-time workers in companies with more than 11 employees. The law was passed 59-41 and came into force on 1 July 2015. Sick leave can be used for personal physical or mental illness, sick child care, spouse, parent, or spouse's parent, routine medical examination, or to overcome physical impact , psychological, and legal of domestic violence. Leave should increase at least 1 hour per 30 working hours. Maximum accruals can be limited to 40 hours, but the hours must be brought forward between calendar years. Employers can only request medical records if at least 24 consecutive working hours are missed.
On June 12, 2015 the Oregon legislature passed OL 537, 2015 which required sick payments for all workers in business with at least 10 employees (or 6 or more for cities with more than 500,000 residents - Portland, Oregon), effective January 1, 2016 ; this replaces the existing pain payment laws passed in Portland and Eugene. Permitted allowances for sick leave include illness or injury to employees or family members, any reason to go under the statute of leaving Oregon Domestic Violence, and certain public health emergencies. Let the accrual at 1 hour per 30 hours work, and a maximum of 80 hours can be accrualed. Businesses with too few employees to qualify for paid sick leave must provide unpaid sick leave protected.
Australia
Sick leave comes from trade union campaigns to be included in the industry agreement. In Australia, it was introduced to the "industry award" in 1922 [2]
Under the law of the Federal Government industrial relations (Fair Work), eligible employees are entitled to a 10-day paid personal leave (sick leave/caregiver) per year, which will also continue to the following years if not used.
In addition, Australian workers may be entitled to two days of compassionate leave for any permitted occasion in which a family member or their household contract or develop a personal illness or suffer personal injury poses a threat to his life, or dies.
United Kingdom
England had sick leave, paid at £ 89.35 per week, with the first three days unpaid.
Swedish
Sweden has paid sick leave. The first day of illness is usually unpaid. After that day, 80% of revenue is paid for 364 days and 75% for a maximum of 550 more days. A medical doctor should state his illness no more than one week after the day of the first illness. Parents of sick children of less than 12 years may obtain paid leave for parenting (termed "temporary parental leave"). In this case the first day is also paid. The State pays all these benefits, except for the first two weeks of sick leave for employees, paid by the employer.
China
Under the Chinese Labor Code, sick leave system is set up for employees with unemployment-related illness or injury. During the period of medical treatment, the employer can not terminate the employment contract and must pay sick leave. Generally, an employee is compensated 60 to 100 percent of his routine wage during the period of sick leave, depending on seniority of the employee. Minimum sick leave is 3 months long for employees with a cumulative 10-year work history, and less than 5 years of seniority with their current employer. Sick leave for workers with 20 years of work history and 15 years with their current employers is unlimited leave.
French
In France paid partial sick leave is paid by social security (SÃÆ' Â © curitÃÆ' Â © sociale) and partly by the employer. Medical justification is required no later than 48 hours after the first day of illness. Social security pays only one part of the treatment, starting on the fourth day, and can make control. Employers pay additional parts depending on mutual agreement and laws. The constitution requires that a worker who works for more than one year, starting from day eight, social security and employer jointly provide 90% of salary for at least 30 days. The ratio and the number of days are calculated based on the number of years working in the company.
Legislation and other agreements apply in other contexts such as sick children, pregnancy, father's leave.
Since 2011, civil servants are not paid on the first day of the sick ("jour de carence"), but this does not happen since 2014. "jour de carence" was restored since January 2018.
Germany
In Germany, the employer is legally required to provide at least six weeks sick leave per illness at full salary if the employee can provide ill illness certificate (issued in standard form). Salaries paid during sick leave are partly returned to the employer.
After these six weeks, an insured employee in compulsory health insurance ( Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung ) receives about 70% of their final salary, paid by insurance. According to Ã, § 48 SGB V (social code 5) health insurance pays for a maximum of 78 weeks in the case of certain diseases within a period of 3 years. In case another illness arises during the time when the employee has sick leave then a newly diagnosed illness will have no effect on the maximum duration of payment. Only if the patient returns to work and becomes ill again with a new diagnosis/illness, then the payment will be extended.
Father and mother are insured in compulsory health insurance and raising children under 12 years are also entitled to paid leave if the child is sick ( Kinderkrankengeld ). Insurance pays a maximum of 10 days per parent and per child (20 days for single parent), limited to 25 days per year per parent (50 for single parent).
For patients with private health insurance, payments outside the mandated first six weeks depend on an insurance contract.
Other countries
At least 145 countries provide paid sick days for short or long term illness, with 127 providing a week or more each year. 98 countries guarantee a month or more paid sick days.
Many high-income countries require employers to pay sick days paid over 10 days, including: Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Singapore.
Proposed policy in the United States
Public opinion
In August 2008, the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago released their findings from a national public poll on paid sick days.
- 86 percent of people surveyed said they supported basic paid sick days policy.
- 94 percent of self-identified liberals and 81 percent of self-identified conservatives believe that paid sick days should be a basic right at work.
- 77 percent of respondents believe that paid sick days are very important.
- 63 percent of workers who do not have access to paid sick leave say they are worried about not paying for sick days.
- 16 percent of workers report that they or family members have been dismissed, suspended, or punished or that they will be dismissed if they do not work because of illness.
- 46 percent of respondents said they were more likely to vote for candidates who supported paid sick days.
US. federal law
Health Family Law (HR 2460/S 1152) will establish the basic workplace mandates of paid sick days so that workers can take paid sick days to care for their health or their family's health.
The bill creates minimum requirements that allow workers to earn up to seven days per year paid leave to recover from illness, to care for sick family members, or to seek preventive health care. This allows victims of domestic violence, stalking and sexual violence to take the time to recover from incidents and seek help from the police or the courts. It also allows people to take time off to care for sick parents and elderly relatives, or to attend diagnostic or routine medical treatments. Employers with fewer than 15 workers will be exempted from law.
The Healthy Families Law will allow an additional 30 million workers to have access to paid sick leave from their jobs, including 15 million low-paid workers and 13 million female workers. If the bill becomes law, 90 percent of all American workers will have access to paid sick days (up from 61 percent now).
The version of the bill was first introduced in 2004. Each session has received support inside and outside the Congress. Members of the Congress Rosa DeLauro and Senator Edward Kennedy reintroduced the Healthy Families Law at the 111th Congress in May 2009. After the death of Senator Kennedy, Senator Chris Dodd became the main Senate sponsor of the Family Health Act. The bill currently has 125 co-sponsors in the House and 24 in the Senate.
The Family Health Act is the subject of three trials at the 111th United States Congress:
- Protection of Home Workers and Labor Committee The trial subcommittee on Family Health Law on June 11, 2009.
- The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Children and Family Subcommittee heard, "Cost of Pain: H1N1 and Sickness," on November 10, 2009.
- The Education and Employment Committee hearings, "Protecting Employees, Employers and the Public: H1N1 and Sickness Policy," on November 17, 2009.
The Obama administration has testified in favor of the bill. First Lady Michelle Obama has spoken on many occasions about the need for a paid sick day's mandate.
The US government guarantees 13 federal employees pay a day of illness a year.
Current US state and local campaigns
In recent years, supporters in states and cities across the country have been making campaigns for pay day sick legislation.
Alabama
Alabama State Rep. Merika Coleman introduced sick and safe paid laws in February 2010. Paid sick time will allow employees to take sick leave; to seek medical diagnosis or treatment; caring for sick family members; take time when schools are closed due to public health emergencies; or seek services related to domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking. The law is not considered by the legislature and has since died.
Alaska
A coalition led by Alaska PIRG advocates a mandate of sick days paid in Alaska in 2009 that will provide an hour of sick time paid for every 40 hours worked by an employee. The law will apply to all businesses with 15 or more employees. Paid sick times can be used to recover from illness, care for sick family members, or seek domestic violence remedies.
Arizona
Arizona State Rep. Kyrsten Cinema, with the support of several colleagues at the Arizona House of Representatives, introduced paid and safe sick laws in 2010. Payday sickness may have been used by employees to recover from illness, seek medical diagnosis or treatment, care for family members who are ill, in a public health emergency, or to seek services related to domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking. The law is not considered by the legislature and has since died.
California
In 2006, San Francisco voters passed the country's first paid sick leave law with 61 percent of the city's votes. Youth Unions; Other San Francisco community organizations lead grassroots campaigns for law.
Campaigns for sick days are paid by California, coordinated by the California Work and Family Coalition and sponsored by the California Labor Federation, working to bring paid sick days to all California workers. The California coalition includes supporters working on behalf of workers, women, children, colored people, and the public health interests of the country.
The last paid sick days legislation is considered in California in May 2011. The law will allow workers to get an hour of sick time paid for every 30 hours of work. Workers will be able to use paid sick days to recover from illness, to care for sick family members, or to seek services related to sexual violence, or domestic violence. The bill will guarantee business employees with 10 or more employees the right to use a minimum of nine days of sickness paid each year. Small business employees will be guaranteed a minimum of five days of sickness paid each year.
The law fails in the legislature, mainly because of concerns about how to pay mandates - which will apply to state workers and government employees as well.
On September 10, 2014, the Healthy Workplace, Family Health Act of 2014 was signed by Governor Jerry Brown, which applies to employers irrespective of size, with only a few categories of employees not eligible for leave. Written by San Diego Women's Council member Lorena Gonzalez, the bill is expected to affect more than 6.5 million employees who do not have a paid holiday. That's about 40 percent of the workforce in the state. Under the law, employees get sick payments of not less than an hour for every 30 working hours and can start using paid sick days accrued on the 90th day of their work. The new law comes into force on 1 July 2015.
Colorado
The Colorado Paid Sick Days coalition is led by 9to5, the National Association of Working Women, and includes many partner organizations working on behalf of workers, women, children, colored people, and the public health interests of the state. Bill's ill-sick Colorado day in 2010 will allow employees to take time away from work to recover from illness, receive medical care, care for sick family members, or seek services related to domestic violence. Although the law was introduced in 2010, it was withdrawn soon after. Sponsors of the bill recognize that legislation requires more work before it can be considered.
Connecticut
The Connecticut campaign is headed by the Working Family. The Connecticut bill was signed by Governor Dan Malloy on July 1, and allows workers to earn an hour of sick time paid for every 40 hours of work, limited to 40 hours per year. In previous years, similar proposals failed in the state legislature over concerns about how the mandate would have a negative impact on business in the state. In 2011, the law was approved in the state Senate with one vote (18-17). Under the mandate of paid sick days, Connecticut workers employed by businesses with 50 or more employees will be able to take paid sick days to recover from illness, seek preventive care, care for sick children, or seek assistance in relation to family violence, sexual assault, or violence.
Hawaii
Legislation introduced in Hawaii in 2009 will allow workers to get paid sick time to recover from their own illness, seek medical diagnosis or treatment, or to care for sick family members. Employees will get an hour of paid sickness for every 30 hours of work, up to a maximum of 40 hours for those employed by small businesses (defined as having less than 50 employees) or a maximum of 72 hours for those employed by larger businesses (defined as having 50 or more employees). The law was not approved by the legislature and has since died.
Illinois
The legislation sick days paid in Illinois will allow workers to earn an hour of sick time paid per 30 working hours, up to a maximum of seven days per year. Under the Healthy Workplace Law, paid sick days can be used to recover from illness, care for sick family members, or seek medical diagnoses or treatments. In February 2015, Chicago voters strongly agreed on a non-binding sick leave referendum to require municipal employers to provide employees on paid leave in case of personal or family illness, incidents of domestic or sexual violence, or school or building. closure due to public health emergencies.
Iowa
Iowa paid sick days and safe proposals, introduced by State Senator Thomas Courtney (on behalf of the Senate Committee on Labor and Business Relations) in 2010, will allow workers to earn 5.54 hours of unprotected work, paying sick time per 40 hours of work , up to a maximum of 18 days per year. Leave can be used to recover from illness, to seek diagnosis or treatment, to care for sick family members, to seek services related to domestic attack, sexual harassment, or stalking, or in a public health emergency.
Maine
The Maine Women lobby partnered with the Maine Work and Family Coalition to introduce a sick days bill paid in Maine in 2010. The bill will guarantee workers in the larger business up to about six days of sickness paid per year, while workers in business smaller can have generated about three days of paid sickness per year. Paid time can be used for routine illness, to care for family members during public health emergencies, to receive preventative care, or to be used in connection with domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking. The law was rejected by the House of Representatives in March 2010.
Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Paid Coalition, directed by Greater Boston Legal Services in collaboration with the Massachusetts AFL-CIO and the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action, recommends paying the sick days' bills paid in the state legislature. The coalition includes supporters of workers, elderly, children, and colored people, and supports a bill that will provide all workers with an hour of sick time paid per 30 working hours, up to a maximum of seven days per year. Workers can use paid sick days to recover from illness, care for sick family members, or seek help related to domestic violence.
In 2014, Massachusetts voters passed a voting initiative mandated to pay sick leave.
Minnesota
The Minnesota Healthy Family, the Healthy Workplace Act of 2009 will provide all workers with paid sick days to be used to recover from their own illness, to care for sick family members, or in the absence of violence related to domestic violence. Workers will get an hour of sick time paid per 40 working hours, maximum 52 hours (or 6.5 days) per year. Small businesses will provide an hour of paid sickness for every 80 working hours, limited to 26 hours (or 3.25 days) per year. Businesses with fewer than 15 employees will be exempt from law. The proposal was not considered by the state legislature and has died.
Montana
Montana State Rep. Mary Caferro introduced a payday sickness law in 2009. The law was filed in the committee and was not considered further in the 2009 legislative session.
New Hampshire
The New Hampshire campaign, led by New Hampshire Women's Lobby & amp; The Alliance, in partnership with a large coalition that includes women's rights and public health advocates to advance the sick days' bills paid in the state legislature. The current 2009 law, which is now dead, will provide up to five days sick and safe for New Hampshire workers, allowing them to take time to recover from illness, take care of sick family members, or because there is no need for violence in household, sexual violence, or stalking.
New Jersey
The New Jersey campaign for paid sick leave is being led by the New Jersey Time to Care Coalition and the New Jersey Family Workers Alliance. On September 25, 2013, the Jersey City council passed a regulation on sick leave, and it became the first city in New Jersey requiring private employers to give sick leave to their employees. Over the next year, Passaic, Newark, East Orange, and Paterson passed a similar ordinance. In December 2014, the Procedures for Pending Pain Administration were passed in New Jersey in Passaic, Newark, East Orange, Jersey City, Irvington, Paterson, Montclair, and Trenton.
In February 2014, Assembly Bill 2354 was introduced at the General Assembly of New Jersey by Pamela Lampitt and Raj Mukherji. The testimony has been heard by the Labor Committee of the Assembly, and on October 27 the bill was excluded from the Working Committee by vote 6-3. The bill is currently awaiting further action in the legislature.
New York City
The New York City Campaign, headed by A Better Balance: Working Centers and Family Laws, State of New York Paying Family Leave Coalition, and Family Workers Party, working with a broad coalition to raise awareness and advance pain paid and secure day of the mandate. The coalition includes active participation by Make the Road New York and New York Restaurant Opportunity Center as well as involvement by city health leaders and supporters working on behalf of workers, children and women.
New York City law requires workers in the city to get sick at an hourly rate for every 30 hours. Workers in business with more than 15 employees are entitled to get up to 40 hours (or five days) paid sick leave per year. In addition, in companies of any size, no one can be fired for taking an unpaid sick day. Workers can use their time to care for their own illness, family members, or seek preventive medical care for themselves or family members. City Coucilmember Gale Brewer rules passed in spring 2013, needing paid sick days for nearly 1 million New York City workers. The Gale bill is opposed by several business interests, Mayor Bloomberg, and City Council Chairman Christine Quinn, but he is able to build tremendous public support and convince Speakers to change his mind. The bill was passed with a veto-proof majority.
New York State
New York State Council Member Karim Camara and State Senator Kevin Parker introduced legislation in the New York legislature that would require employers to provide an hour of sick time paid for every 20 hours. Workers in larger businesses (defined as having 10 or more employees) will be able to earn up to 80 hours (or ten days) of sick time per year, and workers in smaller businesses can earn up to 40 hours (or five days). Time can be used to restore illness or care for sick family members.
North Carolina
The Sick Days Socie Campaign in North Carolina, led by the North Carolina Justice Center supports legislation that will guarantee an hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked by employees, up to an annual maximum of 56 hours (7 days) for larger businesses (defined as having 10 or more employees) or 32 hours (4 days) for small businesses (defined as having less than 10 employees). Paid sick days should be used for the diseases of the employees themselves, to care for sick family members, or to recover from incidents of domestic violence and stalking. Certain workers who are exempt from minimum wage laws will not be protected by law. The law has not been considered by legislators this year and is now dead.
Oregon
Only Portland: Effective January 1, 2014 all employers with one or more employees must comply with Portland Sick Holidays Law. Employees get one hour of sick leave every thirty hours after a minimum of 240 hours of work allowing them to get a maximum of 40 hours of illness per year. Leave may not be paid for employers with less than 6 employees but must be paid for employers with 6 or more. Up to 40 unused hours can roll into the coming year. Diseases may come from eligible employees or family members including couples, same-sex couples, children, grandparents, grandchildren, parents, or in-laws. Qualifying illnesses do not need to be proven by doctor's records and where necessary, all out-of-pocket expenditures for records must be paid by the employer. Instead of paying for the note, employers may choose to allow employees to sign a statement that acknowledges exit time for an eligible reason. Adverse employment decisions can not be made upon request to use sick leave or actual time use.
Pennsylvania
PathWays PA works with a large coalition to support paid sick days for all Pennsylvania workers. Healthy Families, Healthy Workplace Law will allow workers to get an hour of sick time paid for every 40 working hours, limited to 52 hours (or 6.5 days) per year. Businesses with fewer than 10 employees will be required to offer workers one hour of sick time paid for every 80 working hours, limited to 26 hours (or 3.25 days) per year. Workers may use paid sick days to recover from their own illness, to care for sick family members, or to recover from or seek services related to domestic violence incidents.
Philadelphia
Coalitions advocating paid sick days in Philadelphia, led by PathWays PA, support the Promotion of Healthy Families and the Workplace. With this measure, workers will be able to obtain an hour of sick time for every 30 hours of work. Workers in larger businesses can earn up to 72 hours (or 9 days) of paid sick time, and workers in smaller businesses can earn up to 40 hours (or five days) of paid sick time. Workers will be able to use the sick days they get to recover from illness or care for sick family members. Mayor Michael Nutter vetoed the law in June 2011. The mayor has long said that this issue should be dealt with at the federal level, and that the city's mandate would make Philadelphia less competitive with neighboring towns that do not impose mandated sick leave mandates. Finally, a limited version of the plan was approved. Effective May 13, 2015, the Family Ordinance and the Healthy Workers Border require employers with 10 or more employees in Philadelphia City to provide paid and unpaid sick leave to qualified employees. This law covers full-time and part-time employees who work at least 40 hours per year in Philadelphia City. Qualified employees will get paid sick leave for one hour for every 40 working hours, up to a maximum of 40 hours per year.
Rhode Island
Introduced by Country Rep. Messier, Carnevale, Handy, Naughton, and Ferri, proposed Rhode Island time-sicking laws will allow workers to obtain paid-up jobs for use to recover from illness, seek medical diagnosis or treatment, care for sick family members , take time when schools are closed due to public health emergencies, or look for services related to domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking. The bill would allow workers to earn an hour of sick time paid for every 30 hours of work, up to seven days per year for larger businesses and up to four days per year for small businesses.
Tacoma
The Coalition for Healthy Tacoma, a group of workers, human services, faith, seniors, and women's organizations, is spearheading a new city initiative in the city of Tacoma, Washington. The Tacoma campaign advocates an hour of paid sickness for every 30 hours of an employee's work, up to 40 hours per year for workers in small businesses and 72 hours per year for workers in larger businesses. Washington already has a statewide law called the Family Care Act requiring companies offering time sick to pay for allowing an employee to use that time to care for sick family members, so that the Tacoma regulations will only cover the time of illness paid for workers themselves.
Vermont
Vocational Voices for Children Vermont, Wage Campaigns Vermont, and their coalition partners endorse a law in Vermont from 2009 that will allow employees to earn an hour of sick time paid for every 30 working hours, up to a maximum of 56 hours (or seven days ) every year. Workers will be able to use their days to recover from their own illnesses, care for sick family members, or seek preventive or routine health care. The law will also create a secure day secure from domestic or sexual assault can be used for legal or health issues. The law is not considered by the legislature and has since died.
Washington State
The Economic Opportunity Institute, at the helm of the Washington Family Leave Coalition, is building support for a paid sick day's mandate in Washington State. Washington is one of the first states in the country to consider a sick days law law, and supporters have built a strong movement committed to upgrading standards to better meet family and business needs.
Wisconsin
The Sick Days Wisconsin coalition, led by 9to5, the National Association of Working Women, works to build on the momentum created by the Milwaukee Paid Sick Days Campaign and to generate support for statewide legislation. Their proposal would provide access to pay for the sick days for all Wisconsin workers, as well as access to safe days paid for victims of domestic violence, sexual violence, and stalking. On May 5, 2011, Governor Scott Walker signed a law prohibiting local paid sick leave regulations in Wisconsin.
See also
- Annual leave
- Broodfonds
- Employee benefits
- Labor law and employment
- Legal leave list under the law by country
- Long break service
- Medical Treatment and Pain Benefit Convention, 1969 - one of the ILO Conventions
- Parent leave
- Presenteeism
- Social security
References
External links
- Manage health in the workplace - record and monitor information about the absence of sick including job linkage by P Ritchie and others. HSE 310/2005 Research Report
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