| 词条 | Massachusetts Paid Sick Days Initiative | ||||||||||||
| 释义 |
The Massachusetts Paid Sick Days Initiative was a successful initiative voted on in the Massachusetts general election held on November 4, 2014. It was one of four 2014 ballot measures put to public vote. VotingQuestion 4 on the ballot, "Earned Sick Time for Employees".[1] A YES VOTE on the question would allow workers to earn and use a set amount of paid or unpaid sick time per year based on specific conditions, such as the size of their companies.[2] A NO VOTE maintains current laws.[1]
Source: [2] ImplementationThe law went into effect on July 1, 2015,[3] with approximately 200 clarifications and adjustments made by the Massachusetts Attorney General's office.[4] The law requires that companies with 11 or more employees give workers up to 40 hours of paid sick time a year, while smaller companies may offer it unpaid.[4] References1. ^1 {{cite news |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston-sub/doc/1619167156.html |title=2014 Massachusetts ballot questions: Your cheat sheet |newspaper=The Boston Globe |last=Stephanie |first=Vallejo |page=R.9 |date=November 2, 2014 |accessdate=March 10, 2018 |url-access=limited |via=pqarchiver.com}} 2. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elebalm/balmresults.html#year2014 |title=Statewide Ballot Questions — Statistics by Year: 2014 |website=sec.state.ma.us |accessdate=March 10, 2018}} 3. ^{{cite news |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston-sub/doc/1687937439.html |title=Firms struggle with sick time rules |newspaper=The Boston Globe |page=A.1 |last=Johnston |first=Katie |date=June 15, 2015 |accessdate=March 11, 2018 |url-access=limited |via=pqarchiver.com}} 4. ^1 {{cite news |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston-sub/doc/1689970877.html |title=Wrinkles in sick-time law ironed out |newspaper=The Boston Globe |page=B.5 |last=Johnston |first=Katie |date=June 20, 2015 |accessdate=March 11, 2018 |url-access=limited |via=pqarchiver.com}} Further reading
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