Currently, there is no federal law guaranteeing even one day of paid sick leave to workers, with the exception of federal contractors and government employees. There is the Family Medical Leave Act, but that simply provides the ability to take unpaid job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons. There was an attempt back in 2016, where President Obama called on Congress to pass the Health Families Act which would have expanded sick leave to all private-sector workers, but it did not pass the House. Since that time, states and localities have taken action to provide all workers, within their…
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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was the first COVID-19 Act passed by Congress on March 18, 2020. Back then, the belief was that COVID-19 would be a short-lived inconvenience where an employee may need to take a couple weeks off from work, and this Act was to allow them that benefit without cost to the employer. Here we are, a year later, still feeling the effects. The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) 2021, passed on December 27, 2020, extended this federal paid leave until March 31, 2021, and we now find further extension and expansion in the recently-passed American…
It is estimated that 41 million workers do not receive paid sick leave, but that number is going to steadily drop. This past month the President has signed into effect an Executive Order (EO 13706) that establishes paid sick leave for federal contractors. Work performed by parties that contract with the Federal Government will now be required to provide their employees with at least 7 days of paid sick leave on an annual basis. The employee will receive 1 hour of leave for every 30 hours worked, which can be used for: their own illness, injury, or medical condition; the…