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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Mandated Paid Sick Leaves Draws Support, Opposition

Armed with statistics and touching personal stories, dozens of witnesses stepped forward Wednesday to endorse and oppose the Maryland Earned Sick and Safe Leave Act, which would mandate all Maryland employers give full-time employees up to seven days of paid sick leave.

On one side, individuals and labor coalitions demanded fair business standards and rights for workers. On the other, small business owners and business groups projected dire economic consequences.

The bill, in conjunction with a proposal to raise the state minimum wage, put workers’ rights center stage at the House Economic Matters hearing.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

There are people who would legitimately benefit from this, however there are many more who would and do abuse sick leave, ruining it for everyone else. There is no integrity any more. Look at how much sick leave is used (abused) at SPD.

Anonymous said...

Socialism at its best

Anonymous said...

Pay people to be sick.......sweet!

Anonymous said...

Bring a note from a doctor for every day or you're fired.

Anonymous said...

Roll it all together as Paid-Time-Off and let them carry some of it over if they don't use it....