Paid Sick Time

We’re on a Roll: Westchester Passes Paid Sick Time Law

October 2, 2018
Paid Sick Time

The new law is a strong one, ensuring that workers in Westchester County will be able to earn 40 hours of sick time in a year to use for themselves or to care for a family member. This legislation will help improve the health of the entire county.

Celebrating, Protecting, and Building on Michigan’s Paid Sick Time Victory

September 12, 2018
Paid Sick Time

Last week, Michigan lawmakers passed an inclusive earned paid sick time law giving nearly 2 million hard working Michiganders the right to take time off to care for themselves or their families. Michigan joins 10 states and 34 jurisdictions that have passed similar measures in recent years.

Back to School: Working Parents, Know Your Rights When Your Child Is Sick

September 10, 2018
Paid Sick Time

Currently, a total of 10 states guarantee working parents the right to use earned sick time to care for their children when they are sick or in need of preventive care such as a yearly doctor’s checkup. Those states are Arizona, California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Oregon, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.

Press Release: ABB Responds to Passage of MI’s Earned Paid Sick Time Proposal

September 5, 2018
Defending Local Democracy, Paid Sick Time, State Laws

We applaud the passage today of Michigan’s earned paid sick time law giving nearly 2 million hard-working Michiganders the right to take time off to care for themselves and their families. But the fight is not over.

Five Ways to Thank and Support Workers this Labor Day

September 3, 2018
Defending Local Democracy, National Laws, Paid Family Leave, Paid Sick Time, Uncategorized, Workplace Equality

Labor Day is a day to celebrate the achievements and hard work of America’s workforce. Here are five ways you can thank and support all the workers in your life.

Southern Progress: San Antonio Becomes the Second Texas City to Guarantee Paid Sick Time

August 17, 2018
City Laws, Defending Local Democracy, Paid Sick Time

San Antonio now joins more than 40 states and cities across the country in passing a paid sick time law. With the passage of San Antonio’s ordinance, workers in seven of the country’s eight most populous cities now have the legal right to earn paid sick time!

Beware: Congress’s “WorkFlex” Bill is an Attack on Workers, Families, and Local Democracy

July 23, 2018
Defending Local Democracy, Fair & Flexible Work, LGBTQ, National Laws, Paid Family Leave, Paid Sick Time

Congress's “Workflex in the 21st Century” bill will undermine robust state and local paid sick leave and fair scheduling laws as well as efforts nationwide to ensure that workers can take time off to care for their loved ones.

New York City Celebrates 4 Years of Paid Sick Time

July 3, 2018
City Laws, Paid Sick Time

If you work in New York City and your employer is denying you time off to recover from the flu or other illness, to seek medical treatment, or to care for a sick family member, call our Helpline at (212) 430-5982. We are here to help.

Momentum in the Midwest: Paid Sick and Safe Time Advances in Minnesota & Michigan

June 1, 2018
City Laws, Paid Sick Time

Duluth’s paid sick time law will take effect on January 1, 2020. It is the 10th paid sick time law in the U.S. that allows workers to use earned sick time to care for chosen and extended family members, including loved ones who are the equivalent of family even without a biological or legal relationship.

Happy Mother’s Day

May 7, 2018
Paid Family Leave, Paid Sick Time, Pregnant Workers Fairness

For too many mothers and those that love them, balancing family and work is a constant struggle, from staying healthy during pregnancy, to breastfeeding while working, to getting a sick parent or child to the doctor. This Mother’s Day, it’s time for more than cards and flowers—let’s honor our mothers with the policy changes working families need. We won’t stop fighting until all of us can be there for our families like Ileana was.