One of the biggest concerns of small business owners continues to be the paid and unpaid leave bills passing out of committee. In the Senate, the Healthy Workplace Act S.B. 2147 would require all employers to provide up to 7 paid sick days each year. The House passed H.B. 3297, creating the Employee Paid Health Care Time Act, requiring any employer of one or more to provide paid healthcare time at a rate of one hour for every 22 hours worked for an employer of 50 or more and one hour for every 40 hours worked for employers with fewer than 50 employees.
The Federal Government isn’t the only governmental body pushing paid leave. Several states and even the City of Chicago are considering paid leave for a variety of hardships, from bereavement to bone marrow and organ donations. A 2015 survey by NFIB shows that the vast majority of small businesses already offer some type of paid leave, with many offering up to 2 weeks per year.
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