SB 216

AN ACT concerning labor and employment; establishing the Kansas paid sick time act; requiring earned paid sick time to be compensated at the same hourly rate and benefits as normally earned; detailing the accrual of earned paid sick time, with different limits based on the size of the employer; allowing carryover of up to 80 hours of unused paid sick time or payment for unused time at year-end; requiring employers to provide employees with written notice regarding earned paid sick time; mandating that earned paid sick time be available for various health-related and safety-related reasons; prohibiting employers from requiring employees to find replacement workers when using paid sick time; allowing employers to require reasonable documentation for earned paid sick time used for three or more consecutive days; making it unlawful for employers to retaliate against employees exercising rights under the act; granting employees the right to bring civil action for violations; ensuring confidentiality of health and safety information; affirming that the act does not apply to employees under a collective bargaining agreement until such agreement's expiration; affirming that the act provides minimum requirements and does not preempt greater benefits than provided by this act.