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Paid Sick Days
State: Massachusetts
Subject: Paid Sick Days
Bill: S. 930/H. 1398
Sponsor: Jehlen (D), Khan (D)
Date Introduced: 01/18/2011, carried over to 2012 session.
To Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development: 01/24/2011
Hearing Held: 07/14/2011
Passed Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development: 03/15/2012
Summary:
Guarantees all workers one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to
seven days annually.
The leave may be used for the worker’s own illness, medical appointment or preventive
care or for those of a child, spouse, parent or parent of spouse. It may also be used to
address the psychological, physical or legal effects of domestic violence.
The amended version of this bill that passed out of the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development is H. 3995.
This database provides short summaries of bills and statutes. The summaries are not intended to constitute legal advice. To find out how laws relate to your particular situation, you must contact a lawyer who specializes in employees’ rights, the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division (1-866-4USWAGE), your state labor department and/or your union.
