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Legislation about Paid Sick Days

This category contains bills and statutes that allow workers to earn a limited amount of job-protected paid sick time from their employers. Earned paid sick time can typically be used by a worker to recover from their own illness, care for an ill family member or seek routine medical care. Some proposals also permit earned paid sick time to be used to address legal, medical and other needs arising from domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.

Bills

Healthy Families Act (H.R. 1286/S. 631)(2013)
Federal | Sponsor: DeLauro (D)/Harkin (D) | Latest Action: Introduced and referred to House Committees on Education & the Workforce, House Administration, Oversight & Government Reform and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions 03/20/2013

Paid Sick Days (H.B. 3390/S.B. 801)(2013)
Oregon | Sponsor: Dembrow (D)/Keny-Guyer (D) | Latest Action: Public hearing in House Committee on Business & Labor 04/03/2013

Paid Sick Days (H.B. 100)(2013)
Pennsylvania | Sponsor: Adams (D) | Latest Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Commerce & Job Development 02/14/2013

Sick Leave Used for Care of Family Members (H.B. 290)(2013)
Georgia | Sponsor: Dempsey (R) | Latest Action: Withdrawn and recommitted to Committee on Human Relations & Aging 03/04/2013

Sick and Safe Time (H.B. 2640)(2013)
Arizona | Sponsor: Larkin (D) | Latest Action: Referred to Committees on Commerce, Government and Rules 02/13/2013

Relating to Absence from Work for Health Care and Safety (H. 208)(2013)
Vermont | Sponsor: Krowinski (D) | Latest Action: Hearing scheduled for 04/18/2013

Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act (H.F. 149)(2013)
Iowa | Sponsor: Isenhart (D), Kearns (D), Kelley (D) | Latest Action: Date introduced and referred to Labor Committee 02/06/2013

Maryland Earned Sick and Safe Leave Act (S.B. 698/H.B. 735)(2013)
Maryland | Sponsor: Garagiola (D)/Olszewski (D) | Latest Action: House and Senate committee hearings 02/27/2013

Expanded Flexible Use of Sick Leave (H.F. 405/S.F. 198)(2013)
Minnesota | Sponsor: Benson (D)/Nelson (D) | Latest Action: House bill introduced and referred to Committee on Labor, Workplace & Regulated Industries 02/06/2013

Paid Sick Leave Act (A. 3894/S. 2626)(2013)
New York | Sponsor: Camara (D)/Parker (D) | Latest Action: House bill introduced and referred to Committee on Labor 01/29/2013

Sick and Safe Leave (S.B. 5594/H.B. 1313)(2013)
Washington | Sponsor: Harper (D)/Jinkins (D) | Latest Action: House bill referred to Rules Committee 03/01/2013

Paid Sick and Safe Leave (H.B. 406/S.B. 534)(2013)
Hawaii | Sponsor: Belatti (D)/Tokuda (D) | Latest Action: Measure deferred in House Committee 02/05/2013

Paid Sick and Safe Leave (H.B. 6/S.B. 108)(2013)
Hawaii | Sponsor: Takayama (D)/Chun Oakland (D) | Latest Action: Measure deferred in House Committee 02/05/2013

Massachusetts Earned Paid Sick Time (S. 900/H. 1739)(2013)
Massachusetts | Sponsor: Wolf (D)/Khan (D) | Latest Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development 01/22/2013

Statutes

Paid Sick Leave to Employees
Connecticut

Employment Practices
Hawaii

Paid Sick Leave
District of Columbia






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.