Massachusetts 2014 Ballot Question Results
Massachusetts voters have approved of Question 4, a measure allowing workers at companies with at least 11 employees to earn paid sick time.
When the law goes into effect next July, employees whose companies do not offer sick time as a benefit will be able to earn it. Workers can earn one hour of paid time off for personal illness or medical appointments, for an illness in the family, or to deal with a domestic abuse situation for every 30 hours worked. Employees will not be able to earn more than 40 paid hours per year. The ’yes’ vote will also give workers at companies with fewer than 11 employees the chance to earn unpaid sick time.
“With passage of earned sick time, no parent in Massachusetts will be forced to choose between going to work to put food on the table and staying home to take care of a sick child,” said the Yes on Question 4 coalition, the group pushing for passage of the law. “No worker will risk losing their job because they need to see a doctor.”
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