Earned Sick and Safe Time is paid leave that your employer must give you unless you are:
- a federal employee,
- an independent contractor,
- a volunteer or paid-on-call firefighter,
- a volunteer or paid-on-call ambulance worker,
- an elected state official, or
- a temporary farm laborer
You must keep getting your regular rate of pay while you are out sick. But this is not true if you are paid on a basis other than salary or hourly. Like commission or piecework.
Regular rate of pay does not include:
- commissions,
- shift differential in addition to your hourly rate,
- overtime,
- premium pay for holidays or certain days of the week,
- bonuses, or
- gratuities
Note: If you are paid on a commission or piecework basis, you must be paid at least minimum wage.
This paid leave can happen if your child’s school or place of care closes because of weather or other public emergency.
You earn 1 hour of sick and safe time for every 30 hours you work. You can earn up to 48 hours each year or more if your employer chooses. If the city you work in has a more protective law, the employer must follow it.
