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The Massachusetts Attorney General released final clarifications regarding the state’s earned sick time (EST) law that goes into effect July 1, 2015. Under the new law, all employers within the state must allow workers to accrue and use up to 40 hours of earned sick time each calendar year. Some specific elements of the law…

Massachusetts voters spoke up for workers’ rights when they approved a law requiring sick leave for employees in the private sector. As of July 1, 2015, virtually all employers must allow up to 40 hours per year of sick leave. Variations on the Sick Leave Law Under the law, employees may use their accumulated sick…

Starting today, the New York City Sick Leave Law states that employees working more than 80 hours per calendar year are entitled to receive sick leave for the care of themselves or family members. The law includes domestic workers, which are individuals who work inside their employer’s home caring for children, or performing housekeeping duties. Relatives of…