Mar 04 Paid sick leave back on the table

When will Democrats (and some Republicans) realize legislation that increases costs and regulation for businesses equals higher prices for consumers and fewer jobs?

Take note of these anti business authors, all are running for reelection, or better yet, retirement.

SF 2553 introduced by Anderson, Marty, Erickson Ropes, Tomassoni and Torres Ray

HF 2959 introduced by Lesch, Thissen, Davnie, Greiling, Hayden, Winkler, Nelson, Johnson, Loeffler, Kahn, Setrich and Champion

H.F. No. 2959,  as introduced - 86th Legislative Session (2009-2010) Posted on Feb 15, 2010

1.1A bill for an act

1.2relating to public health; establishing minimum standards of sick leave for certain
1.3workers; providing civil penalties; requiring rulemaking;proposing coding for
1.4new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

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2.33 Subd. 3. Provision of paid sick leave. (a) A covered employee who works at least
2.3456 hours in the state has the right to paid sick leave as provided in this section.
3.1(b) An employer that employs fewer than ten employees must provide a covered
3.2employee who works 30 or more hours a week 40 hours of paid sick leave in a calendar
3.3year.
3.4(c) An employer that employs ten or more employees must provide a covered
3.5employee who works 30 or more hours a week 72 hours of paid sick leave in a calendar
3.6year.
3.7(d) An employer shall annually provide, to each covered employee employed by
3.8the employer for less than 30 hours a week, a number of days or hours of paid sick
3.9leave. The number of days or hours shall be determined under a formula specified by the
3.10commissioner that is designed to provide an approximate pro rata share of the hours of
3.11paid sick leave described in paragraphs (b) and (c), based on the hours worked by the
3.12covered employee.

 Cross-posted at Sue Jeffers KTLK Blog