Earned Sick Time Regulations Summary

Posted

The MA Attorney General has issued the final regulations on the Earned Sick Time law,  effective July 1, 2015.
 
Background 
Under the state's earned sick leave law, most employers will be required to provide up to 40 hours of paid or unpaid sick time per calendar year to employees, as follows:

  • Employers that employ 11 or more employees must provide paid sick time.
    • ​Note: All employees performing work for compensation on a full-time, part-time, or temporary basis are to be counted.
  • All employees not entitled to paid sick time under the law are generally entitled to unpaid sick time.

Employers generally must provide a minimum of one hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked by an employee. Under the law, an employee begins accruing earned sick time starting with his or her date of hire or July 1, 2015, whichever is later.

Read the final regulations posted on the MA Government's website, and if you would like a summary email us!