Effective July 1, 2015 businesses in Massachusetts with 11 or more employments must begin accruing sick leave for full and part-time employees and temporary employees. The law requires accruing 1 hour sick time for every 30 hours worked upto a maximum of 40 hours. Businesses with sick leave policies already in place are covered under safe harbor regulations. Please click on the following link to review these regulations.

http://www.mass.gov/ago/docs/workplace/earned-sick-time/est-safe-harbor.pdf

Businesses with fewer than 11 employees are required to allow unpaid sick time off.

Please contact us with questions about how this new law effects your business.