SB 1974

This bill authorizes an employee of this state ("employee"") who is a parent or guardian to take up to 48 hours of leave within a calendar year to attend school-related activities for the employee's child. The employee may take unpaid leave or use availa ble paid leave, including vacation, personal, family, compensatory, or leave bank leave, at the discretion of the employee. This bill requires an employee to provide at least 10-days' advance written notice of the leave request unless the school-related activity was not reasonably foreseeable. This state and any department, agency, institution, board, commission, or other un it thereof (""employer"") may deny leave if granting such leave would create a substantial disruption to business operations or make production or service unusually difficult. This bill requires an employer to post and maintain notice of the leave available under this bill in a conspicuous place within the workplace. An employer who willfully fails to post such notice may be fined up to $100 for each day the notice remains un posted. This bill requires the department of labor and workforce development to enforce this bill. Employees may file complaints regarding violations with the department."