Nov 8, 2009 9:54 am US/Eastern
NH Paid Sick Bill Recommendation Due Tuesday
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ―
A House committee plans to make its recommendation Tuesday on a bill that would require employers to provide paid sick leave for their employees.
The Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee has been working on the bill this fall. The bill was introduced last session but held over for more work. The full House votes on the measure next year.
The bill would require employers to provide up to 40 hours of paid sick leave in a calendar year to all full and part-time workers employed for at least six months. The bill would not limit companies from providing more sick leave.
The paid leave would cover mental or physical illnesses, injuries, time to care for a family member, absence due to domestic or sexual assault or stalking.
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