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Healthy Families and Healthy Workplaces Act
State: North Carolina
Subject: Paid Sick Days, Job-Protected Leave
Bill: H.B. 223
Sponsor: Adams (D)
Date Introduced: 03/03/2011
To House Committee on Commerce and Job Development: 03/03/2011
Summary:
Allows certain workers to earn one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to 32
hours annually for workers in businesses with ten or fewer employees and up to 56 hours
for all other workers.
Workers may use the job-protected leave to obtain medical, routine or preventive care, to
care for a family member or to deal with the psychological, physical or legal effects of
domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.
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.
