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Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act

USA116th CongressS-3415| Senate 
| Updated: 3/5/2020
Patty Murray

Patty Murray

Democratic Senator

Washington

Cosponsors (24)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act This bill expands the availability of paid sick time by requiring employers with at least one employee to provide a minimum amount of accrued paid sick time per work week and additional paid sick time in the event of a public-health emergency such as the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). Specifically, the bill requires employers to grant at least 1 hour of accrued paid sick time to each employee for every 30 hours worked, up to a minimum of 56 hours, or 7 days, of paid sick time per year. Accrued paid sick time may be used for, among other reasons, an absence from work that is taken (1) due to a medical condition or illness or for the diagnosis, care, or prevention thereof; (2) to care for a child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, or other close relative with a medical condition or illness, or for the diagnosis or prevention thereof; (3) during a public-health emergency when the employee's workplace has been closed or the employee has been exposed to a communicable disease and may pose a risk to others; or (4) to care for a child or close relative during such public-health emergency, if such relative has been exposed to a communicable disease or the child's school has been closed. Further, employees are immediately entitled to up to 14 days of additional paid sick time if a public-health emergency is declared. This additional paid sick time may be used during the public-health emergency for the same purposes as accrued paid sick time.
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Timeline
Mar 5, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Mar 5, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 9, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-6150
Introduced in House
  • March 5, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 5, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • March 9, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-6150
    Introduced in House

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 116-840: Healthy Families Act
  • HR 116-6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  • HR 116-6150: Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act
  • HR 116-6442: Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020
  • HR 116-1784: Healthy Families Act
  • S 116-3513: Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAdvisory bodiesAssault and harassment offensesChild care and developmentCivil actions and liabilityCongressional agenciesCongressional officers and employeesCongressional oversightCrime victimsDepartment of LaborDomestic violence and child abuseEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployee leaveEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment Accountability Office (GAO)Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsHealth promotion and preventive careLabor-management relationsMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental healthSex offensesUnemploymentWages and earnings

Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act

USA116th CongressS-3415| Senate 
| Updated: 3/5/2020
Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act This bill expands the availability of paid sick time by requiring employers with at least one employee to provide a minimum amount of accrued paid sick time per work week and additional paid sick time in the event of a public-health emergency such as the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). Specifically, the bill requires employers to grant at least 1 hour of accrued paid sick time to each employee for every 30 hours worked, up to a minimum of 56 hours, or 7 days, of paid sick time per year. Accrued paid sick time may be used for, among other reasons, an absence from work that is taken (1) due to a medical condition or illness or for the diagnosis, care, or prevention thereof; (2) to care for a child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, or other close relative with a medical condition or illness, or for the diagnosis or prevention thereof; (3) during a public-health emergency when the employee's workplace has been closed or the employee has been exposed to a communicable disease and may pose a risk to others; or (4) to care for a child or close relative during such public-health emergency, if such relative has been exposed to a communicable disease or the child's school has been closed. Further, employees are immediately entitled to up to 14 days of additional paid sick time if a public-health emergency is declared. This additional paid sick time may be used during the public-health emergency for the same purposes as accrued paid sick time.
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Timeline
Mar 5, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Mar 5, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 9, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-6150
Introduced in House
  • March 5, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 5, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • March 9, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-6150
    Introduced in House
Patty Murray

Patty Murray

Democratic Senator

Washington

Cosponsors (24)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 116-840: Healthy Families Act
  • HR 116-6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  • HR 116-6150: Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act
  • HR 116-6442: Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020
  • HR 116-1784: Healthy Families Act
  • S 116-3513: Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAdvisory bodiesAssault and harassment offensesChild care and developmentCivil actions and liabilityCongressional agenciesCongressional officers and employeesCongressional oversightCrime victimsDepartment of LaborDomestic violence and child abuseEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployee leaveEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment Accountability Office (GAO)Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsHealth promotion and preventive careLabor-management relationsMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental healthSex offensesUnemploymentWages and earnings