OCEAN CITY — After being narrowly defeated at the 11th hour last year, a bill requiring businesses in Maryland to provide paid sick leave to most employees has returned largely intact this year, but the local business community is again rallying the troops in opposition.
The Maryland Healthy Working Families Act, cross-filed in both the House and Senate, would require a business with over 14 employees to provide a policy under which an employee earns at least one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours an employee works at the same pay rate which he or she normally earns. A similar bill made it out of the House last year but died before a vote by the entire Senate, but it’s back again this year largely in the same form.
The bill last year was fiercely opposed by the local business community because its one-size-fits-all approach was too restrictive and too onerous did not take into account the seasonal nature of the resort. Under the bill’s language, employees who work just 90 days would begin accruing paid sick leave time, which would include most seasonal workers in Ocean City, for example.
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I didn't know that seasonal workers didn't get sick. How lucky are they!
ReplyDeleteWhile it would be nice to have as an employee, it would really hurt small businesses.
ReplyDeleteHow?
DeleteI'm ok with them accruing from DOH but not able to use it until after 6 mos or 1,040 hrs which ever comes first.
ReplyDeleteWow! This is GREAT for Seasonal OC bus drivers. Of course, the Town would fire the drivers for calling out sick but at least they get some free pay. The Town is stuck with the prima donna cops and firemen and their union though.
ReplyDelete5:48 PM - BS
ReplyDelete5:54 PM Why, because no one ever gets sick, in the first 6 months time span, after taking a new job?
ReplyDelete5:54 PM I see you do not get the concept of accruing.
ReplyDeleteEmployer - Hey, he's a bunch of time you accrued, but you can't use it, you can only look at it.
5:48 PM - Yea, yea. I would rather they come in sick, cough and puke all over everyone else and all my customers.
ReplyDeleteThat would be great.
Seasonal workers in O.C. work from late May until the end of September, as a rule. The most time any of them could accrue as paid sick time according to the formula would be just a few hours in an average season's work scenario.
ReplyDeleteAs usual most of you are complete idiots without the ability to think your way out of a wet paper bag.
ReplyDeleteNo one is saying employees should come to work sick from DOH until whatever time period is decided, they can and should stay home but until they have been employed X amount of time, it will not be paid time off. Most employers don't give employees vacation to use on day one of employment. You earn it during first year of employment to be used after completion of one year of service.