The Healthy Families Act requires most private and public employers with at least one employee to provide workers with paid sick time at a rate of 1 hour per 30 hours worked, capped at 56 hours annually, which employees can use for their own illness, family care, or issues related to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking after 60 days of employment. The law prohibits employers from retaliating against or discriminating against employees who use paid sick time, and employers cannot use sick leave against workers in hiring, promotion, or attendance decisions. The act takes effect 6 months after the Department of Labor issues implementing regulations, with a longer transition period for unionized workplaces to negotiate compliance into existing contracts. The law sets a federal minimum standard but does not prevent states and localities from requiring more generous paid sick time benefits, and it preserves all existing anti-discrimination protections under other federal and state laws.
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