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Providing for time off to care for or transport a child in the event of a school cancellation, late start, or early dismissal due to inclement weather and making penalties applicable
Topics:Jobs & workers
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 20, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 26, 2019
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill requires an employer under Code chapter 91A to provide an employee upon request an amount of time off necessary for the purpose of caring for or transporting the employee’s child in the event of a cancellation, late start, or early dismissal of the school day at the school the child attends due to inclement weather. Such a request shall be submitted within one business day after taking such time off. The bill provides an employer with the discretion to provide paid or unpaid time off pursuant to the bill.
Read the full explanation
The bill prohibits an employer from discharging, penalizing, or otherwise retaliating against an employee for taking time off pursuant to the bill. The bill requires an employee to provide an employer with as much notice as practicable of the employee’s intent to take time off pursuant to the bill. The bill authorizes an employer to require the employee to provide documentation of the cancellation, late start, or early dismissal of the school day within one business day of requesting such time off. Code chapter 91A is administered and enforced by the labor commissioner. A violation of Code chapter 91A or the administrative rules promulgated under it is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500 per pay period for each violation.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 15, 2020. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part