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Relating to Absence from Work for Health Care and Safety
State: Vermont
Subject: Paid Sick Days, Domestic Violence and the Workplace, Job-Protected Leave, Same Sex Partners and Leave
Bill: H. 208
Sponsor: Krowinski (D)
Introduced and referred to the Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs: 02/07/2013
Hearing scheduled for: 04/18/2013
Summary:
Amends Vermont's Job-Protected Leave law to provide for earned paid sick and safe leave, called "paid health care time." Guarantees workers one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to 56 hours annually.
Paid health care leave may be used by workers to recover from an illness or injury, care for a sick family member or seek medical care for themselves or a family member. Workers may use the paid health care leave to obtain legal, medical, relocation or social services arising from domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.
"Family member" is defined as a child, parent or parent-in-law, grandparent, spouse, domestic partner, stepchild, or foster child or ward of the worker who lives with the worker.
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.
