Did You Know?
New Requirements for Sick Time In Massachusetts
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With the passage of Ballot Question 4 in Massachusetts last week, Massachusetts employers have new obligations and Massachusetts employees have new rights regarding sick time, effective July 1, 2015.
How could the new requirements impact you and/or your business?
Click here for answers to some key questions, including:
- What changes does this law make?
- What is the rate of accrual?
- Who is considered an employee?
- When can an employee start using earned sick time, and in what increments?
- For employers required to provide paid sick time, what is the applicable pay rate and when is the pay due?
- Under what circumstances will an employee be able to use their sick time?
- What if the employee does not use their sick time?
- Can employers require an employee to work additional hours to make up for the missed time, or require an employee to find a replacement employee to cover the missed time?
- Can employers require certification of the need for sick time?
- Can employers take adverse action against an employee who exercises rights under this law or supports another employee who does so?
- How should employers plan for this?
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