HB 2565 -- Healthy Families, Healthy Communities Act

Sponsor:  Frame

This bill establishes the Healthy Families, Healthy Communities
Act which requires all employers to provide sick leave for
employees.  Employers of 10 or more employees must offer one hour
of sick leave for every 37 hours of work, up to 40 hours
annually.  Employers of less than 10 employees must offer one
hour of leave for every 80 hours of work, up to 26 hours
annually.  Employees are allowed to carry over up to 40 hours of
sick leave from one year to the next.

Sick leave accrues monthly and may be used as it accrues starting
after the ninetieth day of employment.  An employee may use sick
leave for absences due to physical or mental illnesses, injuries,
medical conditions; obtaining medical diagnosis or care or
preventive medical care; and caring for a child or specified
relatives or extended family members.

Employers must post a notice regarding the company's sick leave
policy conspicuously on the work premises or in a handbook and
are prohibited from taking any action against an employee for
exercising any rights or filing an action regarding the sick
leave policy.

The provisions of the bill are not to be construed to modify,
eliminate, or otherwise abrogate any existing family leave
policies, employment benefits, or protections from a contract or
collective bargaining agreement that provide greater protections
than those provided in the bill.

The Attorney General may enforce the provisions of the bill by
bringing an action in civil court.  Damages and other relief
which may be sought in the action are specified.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:12 pm