Health care providers & grocery store workers; employers to provide paid sick leave, effective date. (HB2087)
Introduced By
Del. Candi King (D-Woodbridge) with support from co-patrons Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), Del. Michelle Maldonado (D-Manassas), and Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Paid sick leave; health care providers and grocery store workers. Requires employers to provide paid sick leave to health care providers and grocery store workers. Under current law, employers are only required to provide paid sick leave to certain home health workers. The bill removes requirements that workers work on average at least 20 hours per week or 90 hours per month to be eligible for paid sick leave. The bill provides that certain health care providers may waive their right to accrue and use paid sick leave and provides an exemption for employers of certain other health care providers. The bill requires the Department of Labor and Industry to develop guidelines for retail employers that sell groceries to provide sick leave and to publish such guidelines by December 1, 2023. The provisions of the bill other than the requirement for the Department of Labor and Industry to develop guidelines have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2024. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/10/2023 | Committee |
| 01/10/2023 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101753D |
| 01/10/2023 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy |
| 01/25/2023 | Assigned sub: Subcommittee #4 |
| 01/26/2023 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2087) |
| 01/26/2023 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) |
| 02/07/2023 | Left in Commerce and Energy |
Comments
This bill was directed at offering part time workers with sick leave. These workers are often kept part time just so employers can avoid sick leave and overtime/hearth benefits. Part time employees are always abused.