Thursday, June 27, 2013

New York City Passes Paid Sick Time Law

New York City Passes Paid Sick Time Law

NEW YORK — New York City is becoming the most populous place in the United States to make businesses provide workers with paid sick time, after lawmakers overrode a mayoral veto early Thursday to pass a law expected to affect more than 1 million workers.

With the vote, the city joined Portland, Ore.; San Francisco; Seattle; Washington, D.C.; and the state of Connecticut in requiring the benefit for at least some workers. Similar measures have failed in some other places, including Milwaukee, Denver and Philadelphia.

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New York City Passes Paid Sick Time Law
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Thu, 27 Jun 2013 07:21:43 GMT

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