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Montgomery County's sick and safe leave law, enacted on October 1, 2016, grants up to 56 hours of paid sick leave to anyone who works more than 8 hours a week and for a company with more than 5 employees. [24] All employers are required by Maryland law to inform their workers in writing the amount of available earned sick and safe leave. [25]
Topping the new laws that go into effect on Jan. 1 is the state's new paid pre-natal leave policy, allowing pregnant employees to take 20 hours of paid leave for a long list of pregnancy-related ...
Assuming the Alaska measure prevails, then 18 states would now have paid sick leave requirements on their books, with Missouri, Nebraska and Alaska being the most conservative. Former President ...
Citizen-initiated statute: Establish a $13.75 per hour minimum wage by 2025, which would be increased by $1.25 per hour each year until 2026, when it is increased to $15 an hour; also requires employers to provide one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked.
When it comes to managing vacation and sick leave, mistakes happen more often than we’d like to think. On average, there are 721 mistakes for every 1,000 employees.
A Michigan ballot proposal was completed with over 380,000 signatures (well over the required 252,000) demanding varying levels of paid sick leave, which depended on company size. [46] The Fairness Project participated less in this signature drive, most likely due to an established local committee and significant local support willing to sign ...
A 2020 paper found that requiring paid sick leave in the U.S. likely increased overall well-being. [52] When paid sick leave is required by law, workers tended to take two more days off work each year. [52] U.S. federal law requires unpaid leave for serious illnesses through the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). This law requires most medium ...
Washington state will guarantee free college tuition to low-income students beginning in the 2025-26 academic year. The new law, House Bill 2214, signed this spring, aims to make higher education ...