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Director of Personnel responding to #205081 and #18049, re: sick time for part-timers earning less than 20 hours per week.
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To the Honorable Board:
In response to Agenda Items #205081 and #18049:
"That the Director of Personnel explain to this Board in writing why the City does not give part-time employees who work less than 20 hours a week earned sick time."
The MA sick leave law, M.G.L. c. 149, § 148, went into effect on July 1, 2015. This law does not apply to municipalities. The attorney general clarifies this in a frequently asked questions document located at: <http://www.mass.gov/ago/docs/workplace/earned-sick-time/est-faqs.pdf> which states: “Q: Does the law apply to municipal employees? A: No. Employees of a city or town, as well as local public employers not covered by the term cities and towns, such as school committees, including regional schools and educational collaboratives, are not eligible for earned sick time. Municipalities can, consistent with the state constitution, opt in to the law”. The City is working on an electronic accrual module that would allow the City to more effectively administer the routine accrual calculation associated with opting into this law. The goal is to have the accrual module fully functioning in FY19. Once the accrual module is live the City will present opt in language to the Board.
Please contact me if I can be of further assistance.
Candace Cooper
Director of Personnel