Arkansas Preemptive Sick Leave Bill Signed into Law

Employment Law Prevents Sick Leave Requirements on the Local Level On March 28, 2017, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed SB 668 into law. The new law is a preemptive employment benefits law that prohibits subdivisions of the state, aka local governments, from requiring employers to provide more than State or Federal law requires.   Although…

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South Carolina Passes Preemptive Sick Leave Law

Local Sick Leave Laws and other Employer Benefit Laws Banned in South Carolina On April 5, 2017, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed bill SB 218 into law. The new law took effect immediately and prevents local governments from enacting laws that would force sick leave benefits and other employee benefits on employers. Preemptive Sick…

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Lawsuit against the Proposed Albuquerque Sick Leave Ordinance Filed

Albuquerque Healthy Workforce Ordinance is Challenged Again in Court Last fall, a sick leave initiative was introduced for Albuquerque employees. The Healthy Workforce Ordinance was slated to show up on the November 2016 ballot, but was pulled by a judge who stated that the full text of the ordinance must show up on the ballot.…

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The Future of Pennsylvania Sick Leave Laws Leave Employers Uncertain

Pennsylvania Senate Passes a Preemptive Sick Leave Bill The Pennsylvania Senate passed a bill, SB 128, that would retroactively prevent mandatory paid sick leave ordinances on the local level. The bill passed by 37-12 preempts local cities and counties from requiring businesses to provide paid sick leave. The bill has not yet moved through the…

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Minnesota Preemptive Sick Leave Law Passes House

A Bill Preempting Sick Leave and Minimum Wage moves to the Senate On March 2, 2017, a bill that would retroactively preempt local employment laws passed the Minnesota House of Representatives. HF 600 and SF 580 would stop local jurisdictions from passing employment law. Proponents of the bill state that the bill would stop a…

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Michigan House and Senate Introduce Statewide Paid Sick Leave

Michigan Proposes Paid Sick Leave Bill Both the Michigan House and Senate democrats have introduced bill that would require mandatory paid sick leave for employees across the state. If the bill passes, it would provide 1 hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked. The bill would give up to 40 hours (5 days)…

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