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 Senator Ted Kennedy recently introduced a bill – called the Healthy Families Act– that would implement a mandatory sick leave law.

If passed, the bill would require most employers to provide up to 7 paid sick days per year to employees.

In the House, the mandatory sick leave law introduced by Rep. Rosa DeLauro  is called HR 2460.

The mandatory sick leave law would apply to employers that have 15 or more full-time workers (or the equivalent) for at least 20 weeks of the year.

The bill would require that workers earn one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, beginning on the day the worker is hired. Employees would be eligible to use paid sick leave after 60 days.