Healthy Families Act to Require Paid Sick Leave for Low-Income Workers

Washington, D.C. – Proposed legislation will require employers to provide mandatory paid sick leave for more than 30 million additional workers. Sen. Christopher Dodd and Rep. Rosa DeLauro have introduced the Healthy Families Act in both the House and Senate. The Act requires companies with 15 or more employees to provide one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked or up to seven sick days a year for full-time employees.

The bills, HR2460 and S1152, are currently in committee and haven’t come up for vote. The Obama administration is supportive of the federal proposal.