The Wording

PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION

Initiative Measure 436

A vote “FOR” will enact a statute which:  (1) provides eligible employees the right to earn paid sick time for personal or family health needs; (2) entitles employees of employers with fewer than 20 employees to accrue and use up to 40 hours of such time annually and those employed by employers with 20 or more employees to accrue and use up to 56 hours of such time annually; (3) specifies conditions regarding paid sick time; (4) prohibits retaliation against employees for exercising such rights; (5) adopts documentation requirements; and (6) establishes enforcement powers and a civil cause of action for violations.

A vote “AGAINST” means such a statute will not be enacted.

Shall a statute be enacted which: (1) provides eligible employees the right to earn paid sick time for personal or family health needs; (2) entitles employees of employers with fewer than 20 employees to accrue and use up to 40 hours of such time annually and those employed by employers with 20 or more employees to accrue and use up to 56 hours of such time
annually; (3) specifies conditions regarding paid sick time; (4) prohibits retaliation against employees for exercising such rights; (5) adopts documentation requirements; and (6) establishes enforcement powers and a civil cause of action for violations?

(     )  For

(     )  Against

Our Explanation

A vote FOR means— 

• By law, full-time and part-time employees working for private companies in Nebraska will be entitled to 1 hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked. 

• Employees working for companies with up to 20 employees may earn up to 40 hours of sick time per year. Employees working for companies with over 20 employees may earn up to 56 hours of sick time per year. 

• Employers may not retaliate against employees for using sick time. 

A vote AGAINST means— 

• Private companies will decide their own policies around paid sick time, including how much to offer, whom to offer it to, and how and when it may be used. 

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