SENATE BILL: Paid Time Off Act (Passed)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

What if we do something like this..

companies that have 50 or more people working for them have to in their first year of working at the companies (after 90 days) have to match the amount of hours someone works in a week with the same amount of vacation hours. Then after 2 years that have to match the hours someone works in two weeks with the same amount of vacation hours.

For example: If someone works 25 hours in one week then the company give that work 25 hours of vacation time.

Isn't that rather extreme? It would esentially mean workers would spend 50% of the time on vacation, unless I am reading it wrong?

You are reading it wrong. Lets say Tammy works on avg 31 hours a week. Then she would get 31 hours of vac time during her first year and 62 hours in her second year.

While Bob works 23 hours on avg per week, He would get 23 vac hours his first year and 46 his second.

Well if you had said, "with the same amount of vacation hours per year", that would have been more clear.

I'm suck with words, that is why I don't say much haha.

So do I frankly, I just bury it in walls of text so no one will notice.

[Devout Centrist]

Proposing the following amendment:

SENATE BILL

To establish federal baselines for requiring businesses to provide paid time off to employees.

Be it enacted in the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled,

Paid Time Off Act

Section 1. Definitions
1. Employers - companies that employ 50 or more employees
2. Full-time employee - employees who work a minimum of 35 hours per week.
3. Part-time employee - employees who work a maximum of 35 hours per week

Section 2. Paid Time Off
1. Effective January 1, 2020, employers shall be required to provide 5 paid vacation days per year to all full-time employees.
2. Effective January 1, 2022, employers shall be required to provide 10 paid vacation days per year to all full-time employees.
3. Effective January 1, 2020, employers shall be required to provide paid vacation time equal to the average number of hours worked per week to all part-time employees.
4. Effective January 1, 2022, employers shall be required to provide paid vacation time equal to two times the average number of hours worked per week to all part-time employees
3.5. Employers are permitted and encouraged to exceed these baseline requirements.
4.6. Regional governments are permitted to increase these baseline requirements in their region

[tmthforu94]

This amendment has my support.

I am open to hearing people's thoughts - I'm wondering if there should be exceptions added, such as only qualifying for people who are 18+. To me it doesn't make practical sense to offer PTO to a high school employee who works 15 hours a week at the local grocery store.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

SENATE BILL

To establish federal baselines for requiring businesses to provide paid time off to employees.

Be it enacted in the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled,

Paid Time Off Act

Section 1. Definitions
1. Employers - companies that employ 50 or more employees
2. Full-time employee - employees who work a minimum of 35 hours per week.
3. Part-time employee - employees who work a maximum of 35 hours per week

Section 2. Paid Time Off
1. Effective January 1, 2020, employers shall be required to provide 5 paid vacation days per year to all full-time employees.
2. Effective January 1, 2022, employers shall be required to provide 10 paid vacation days per year to all full-time employees.
3. Effective January 1, 2020, employers shall be required to provide paid vacation time equal to the average number of hours worked per week to all part-time employees.
4. Effective January 1, 2022, employers shall be required to provide paid vacation time equal to two times the average number of hours worked per week to all part-time employees
3.5. Employers are permitted and encouraged to exceed these baseline requirements.
4.6. Regional governments are permitted to increase these baseline requirements in their region

Sponsor Feedback: Origination
Status: Senators have 24 hours to object.

[Vern]

This amendment has my support.

I am open to hearing people's thoughts - I'm wondering if there should be exceptions added, such as only qualifying for people who are 18+. To me it doesn't make practical sense to offer PTO to a high school employee who works 15 hours a week at the local grocery store.

I understand where you are coming from, but what about high school students that work to help pay bills for themselves because their family can not or needs help. They deserve the same right to have time off without worrying about not getting paid.

[Devout Centrist]

This amendment has my support.

I am open to hearing people's thoughts - I'm wondering if there should be exceptions added, such as only qualifying for people who are 18+. To me it doesn't make practical sense to offer PTO to a high school employee who works 15 hours a week at the local grocery store.

I understand where you are coming from, but what about high school students that work to help pay bills for themselves because their family can not or needs help. They deserve the same right to have time off without worrying about not getting paid.

Indeed. I wholeheartedly agree.

[tmthforu94]

This amendment has my support.

I am open to hearing people's thoughts - I'm wondering if there should be exceptions added, such as only qualifying for people who are 18+. To me it doesn't make practical sense to offer PTO to a high school employee who works 15 hours a week at the local grocery store.

I understand where you are coming from, but what about high school students that work to help pay bills for themselves because their family can not or needs help. They deserve the same right to have time off without worrying about not getting paid.

OK, I'm fine leaving it as is for now. I think there are a lot of specific situations that should probably be addressed, however that would require experts in the field and a significant amount of time. I think the spirit of this bill is good.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The amendment is adopted.


So final vote time then if concerns have been addressed as far as practical?

[Devout Centrist]

Indeed. I motion for a final vote.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Indeed. I motion for a final vote.

Senators have 24 hours to object.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

A final vote is now open on this legislations, Senators please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.

[Comrade Funk]

Aye

[ON Progressive]

Aye

[Vern]

Aye

[tmthforu94]

This has the votes to pass. Thank you Senate for approving this bill, hopefully the House will take it up very soon!!!

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

Aye

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

AYE


Senators have 24 hours to change their votes.

[Devout Centrist]

Aye

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Vote on Final Passage of the Paid Time Off Act:

Aye (6): Comrade Funk, Devout Centrist, LouisvilleThunder, NC Yankee, OntarioProgressive and Vern1988
Nay (0):
Abstain (0):

Didn't Vote (0):

With six votes in the affirmative and time having expired, the bills is passed and sent to the VP.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

SENATE BILL

To establish federal baselines for requiring businesses to provide paid time off to employees.

Be it enacted in the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled,

Paid Time Off Act

Section 1. Definitions
1. Employers - companies that employ 50 or more employees
2. Full-time employee - employees who work a minimum of 35 hours per week.
3. Part-time employee - employees who work a maximum of 35 hours per week

Section 2. Paid Time Off
1. Effective January 1, 2020, employers shall be required to provide 5 paid vacation days per year to all full-time employees.
2. Effective January 1, 2022, employers shall be required to provide 10 paid vacation days per year to all full-time employees.
3. Effective January 1, 2020, employers shall be required to provide paid vacation time equal to the average number of hours worked per week to all part-time employees.
4. Effective January 1, 2022, employers shall be required to provide paid vacation time equal to two times the average number of hours worked per week to all part-time employees
5. Employers are permitted and encouraged to exceed these baseline requirements.
6. Regional governments are permitted to increase these baseline requirements in their region

People's Regional Senate
Passed 6-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

[Esteemed Jimmy]

The House of Representatives has amended the bill passed by the senate:

SENATE BILL

To establish federal baselines for requiring businesses to provide paid time off to employees.

Be it enacted in the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled,

Paid Time Off Act

Section 1. Definitions
1. Employers - companies that employ 50 or more employees
2. Full-time employee - employees who work a minimum of 35 hours per week.
3. Part-time employee - employees who work a maximum of 35 hours per week

Section 2. Paid Time Off
1. Effective January 1, 2020, employers shall be required to provide 5 paid vacation days per year to all full-time employees.
2. Effective January 1, 2022, employers shall be required to provide 10 paid vacation days per year to all full-time employees.
3. Effective January 1, 2020, employers shall be required to provide paid vacation time equal to the average number of hours worked per week to all part-time employees over the age of 18.
4. Effective January 1, 2022, employers shall be required to provide paid vacation time equal to two times the average number of hours worked per week to all part-time employees over the age of 18.
5. Employers are permitted and encouraged to exceed these baseline requirements.
6. Regional governments are permitted to increase these baseline requirements in their region

People's Regional Senate
Passed 6-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,


As amended:
Passed in the House of Representatives 7-0-0-2

[Esteemed Jimmy]

A final vote has begun on the amended version of this bill. Please vote AYE, NAY, or ABSTAIN.

[Former President tack50]

Still underwhelming, but aye

[ON Progressive]

Aye

[Devout Centrist]

Aye