Earned Safe and Sick Time legislation, SF34/HF19, continues to work its way through the legislature. On Thursday, the Senate Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans will hear SF34 and the House Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law will hear HF19. We will continue to monitor the progress of the bills and weigh in appropriately.  

Key components of the Earned Safe and Sick Time legislation, as drafted:


• Employee means any person who is employed by an employer, including part-time/seasonal employees who perform at least 80 hours of work per year. Independent contractors are excluded.  
• Accrues 1 hour of earned sick and safe time for every 30 hours worked.  
• Employees begin accruing on commencement of employment.  
• Employers may not require an employee seek or find a replacement worker to cover their shift while using earned sick and safe time.  

Effective 180 days (~6 months) after passage