Healthy Families Act

Healthy Families Act

The Healthy Families Act of 2009 is an attempt to institute a national paid sick leave policy.  The bill "requires businesses with 15 or more employees to provide up to seven days (56 hours) of paid sick leave each year." The bill allows employees to earn one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, until the 56 hour cap is reached. The earned sick leave hours cannot be used uintil an employee has ben working for 60 days.

 

Cry Wolf Quotes

Any time the government is mandating something and creates an extra burden on business, it becomes another regulatory tax and raises costs.

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Steve Caughran, owner of a printing shop outside Fresno, California, The New York Times.
12/05/2006 | Full Details | Law(s): Healthy Families Act