Title
Amending Chapter 233 of the Legislative Code pertaining to Earned Sick and Safe Time, to bring Saint Paul’s ordinance into alignment with the State of Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time law.
Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul passed the Earned Sick and Safe Time Ordinance on September 7, 2016, to ensure that all workers in the City of Saint Paul can address their own health needs and the health needs of their family members by requiring employers to provide a minimum level of earned sick leave, including leave for care for family members; to diminish public and private health-care costs and promote preventative health services in the City of Saint Paul by enabling workers to seek routine medical care for themselves and their family members; to protect the public’s health in Saint Paul by reducing the risk and spread of contagion; to assist victims of domestic abuse and their family members by providing them with job-protected paid leave away from work to allow them to receive treatment and take the necessary steps to ensure their protection; to promote the economic security and stability of workers and their families, as well as businesses serving the City of Saint Paul and its residents; to protect residents and all workers in the City of Saint Paul from losing their jobs or facing discipline as a result of illness and use of sick leave to care for themselves or their family members; and to safeguard the public welfare, health, safety, and prosperity of the people in the City of Saint Paul; and
WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota in May of 2023 enacted sick and safe protections for employees across the State of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to align its ordinance with the State’s protections to ensure uniform compliance procedures for employers and maximum protections for employees; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the City of Saint Paul does hereby ordain:
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