Washington DC Council examining new paid sick leave law
The Washington, D.C., Council recently began proceedings to move toward legislation that would give restaurant workers access to earned sick leave, according to the Center for Law and Public Policy. D.C. City Council member Marion Barry proposed the new law, which would piggyback off of the 2008 Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act.
Under the current ASSLA, employees are able to take between three and seven sick days per year - depending on the number of workers - and receive their normal wages. However, the law excludes individuals who earn wages and tips, meaning wait staff and bartenders are not protected. CLASP cited a study indicating nearly 80 percent of employees working in D.C. restaurants are not covered under current legislation.
Accordingly, the Earned Sick and Safe Leave Amendment Act of 2013 aims to include these workers, the DCist stated. Woong Chang of the Paid Sick Days for All Coalition told the news site he is excited about the potential consequences of the new law if it passes. He was sick with the swine flu in 2009 and was forced to go to work because he couldn't afford to be absent.
Currently, the bill is being examined by the committee on Workforce and Community Affairs.
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