Topic Background :

Eighteen states and the District of Columbia now require employers to provide paid sick leave to its employees. In addition, 27 municipalities require employees to receive paid sick leave. A number of states are considering passing laws soon. In fact, Illinois and Minnesota just passed a mandatory paid sick leave law that went into effect on January 1, 2024 and California increased the minimum number of days of sick leave required from 24 hours per year to 40 hours. A Federal Law requiring paid sick leave seems to be getting closer to becoming a reality.

Do you have a Federal Contract? If so, you are required to provide paid sick leave to your employees.

Do you have a contract with a municipality? If so, have you checked the fine print to see if the contract requires you to offer paid sick leave to your employees?

Is Your PTO Plan Obsolete?

PTO or a Paid Time Off programs that combined vacation and sick leave into one bucket of time off was the trend for many years. With the passage of these laws, many organizations are doing away with their PTO as many states require payment of unused PTO upon termination. However, the same states do not require payment of unused sick leave. Organizations can maintain their PTO Plans, but at what cost?

 

In this webinar, we will be reviewing mandatory paid sick leave laws in place now, review many of the differences and go over how to transition from a Sick/Vacation policy to a PTO policy as well as making the transition from a PTO plan to a Sick/Vacation plan.

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Why should you attend :

Every Law is Different

One thing to know is that every state and municipal law requiring mandatory paid sick leave is different. Trying to comply with all of them is causing much confusion. For example, Vermont requires paid sick leave be offered after one year of service while other require it after 90 or 120 days. New York and Colorado require sick leave be paid as it accrues. Most require you offer paid sick leave to part time employees. Other require it of all employees – even those who work on an on-call basis.

 

• With the above-described legislation, changes must be made to time off policies in those areas in which you have employees and require paid sick leave.

• Multi-State employers need to know what the compliance requirements are. Since each state and municipality have different rules for accrual and use of sick leave, compliance is difficult.

• Under the mandatory paid sick leave, abuse can become a huge problem. How will your organization deal with it?

Areas Covered in the Webinar :

• Gaining an understanding of the various states and municipalities mandating paid sick leave

• Understanding the good points and not so good points about PTO and Vacation/Sick leave

• Learning how to do a cost benefits analysis to determine the best time off program for your organization

• Learn what to look for when planning the change.

• Effectively communicating change that is critical to the success of the change of your program.

• Developing a plan of action to ensure all bases are covered.

The Agenda of this Webinar is:

• Current Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Laws in place.

• A review of pending legislation.

• A review of the different Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Requirements

• Examples of the Quandary of Compliance

• A comparison of PTO policies vs. Sick/Vacation

• Conducting a cost-benefit analysis for both plans

• Planning for change

• Communicate the change

• Action Items for participants

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Who will benefit:

All Industries are covered by Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Laws. Specifically, employers in the following states:

Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington have mandatory paid sick leave laws.

 

The following states which have legislations pending:

Alaska, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia

 

The following Municipalities also have Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Laws:

California - Berkley, Emeryville, LA, Long Beach, Oakland, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco and Santa Monica

Illinois - Cook County (Chicago)

Maryland - Montgomery County

Minnesota - Duluth, Minneapolis, St. Paul

New Mexico – Bernalillo County

New York City, Westchester County, New York

Oregon - Portland

Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, Pittsburgh

Texas - Austin, San Antonio, Dallas – on hold

Washington - Seattle, SeaTac, Tacoma, Spokane

 

Any Business Association, chambers of commerce in the cities and states listed above, small business groups, Industrial societies, Society for Human Resources Management, Any Business Group or Industry Association; Small Business Development Centers, Small Governmental Agencies, Non Profit Groups

Presenter : Bob McKenzie

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