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ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 29E TO ALLOW EMPLOYEES TO USE EARNED SICK AND SAFE TIME (ESST) WHEN THEIR PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT IS CLOSED FOR PUBLIC HEALTH REASONS, TO REQUIRE NOTICE OF ESST TO NEW EMPLOYEES AND IN EMPLOYEE HANDBOOKS, TO ALLOW NOTICE OF VIOLATIONS AND CORRECTIVE MEASURES AND TO HAVE APPEALS HEARD BY AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICER.
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BY COUNCILOR SIPRESS:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Section 29E-4 of the city of Duluth City Code be amended as follows:
Sec. 29E-4 Use of earned sick and safe time.
(a) After 90 calendar days of employment, employees may use up to 40 hours of earned sick and safe time each year if they are unable to work all or part of a scheduled shift.
(b) An employer shall allow an employee to use earned sick and safe time for the following reasons:
(1) An absence resulting from an employee's own mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; to accommodate the employee's need for medical diagnosis, care, or treatment of a mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; or an employee's need for preventive medical care;
(2) To allow the employee to provide care for a family member with a mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; care for a family member who needs medical diagnosis, care, or treatment of a mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; or care for a family member who needs preventive medical care; and
(3) An absence due to domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking of the employee or employee's family member.; and
(4) Lost work hours due to closure of employee's place of employment for public health reasons.
(c) Employees may use earned sick and safe time in increments consistent with the current business/payroll practice as defined by industry standards or existing employer policies, provided such increment is not more than four hours.
(d) An employer must compensate an employee for used sick and safe time at the employee's s...
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