HB 18-56: Paid Time Off Act (Debating)

[Esteemed Jimmy]

With no objections, the bill currently stands as:

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

[fhtagn]

Motioning for a final vote.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Motioning for a final vote.

Representatives have 24 hours for objections.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

A final vote has begun on this bill. Please vote AYE, NAY, or ABSTAIN.

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

[fhtagn]

Aye

[YE]

Aye

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Aye

[Dr. MB]

Aye

[Coastal Elitist]

Aye

[Esteemed Jimmy]

With a majority of representatives voting to pass this bill, the vote will close in 24 hours or when all representatives have voted, whichever is sooner, and any representative who wishes to change his or her vote must do so during that interval.

[JGibson]

AYE

[lfromnj]

Aye - Because it actually doesn't create a bullsh**t welfare cliff.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

HB 18-56 has passed by a vote of 7-0-0-2.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

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