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Feel a little cold coming on? If you work in Seattle, take a day off, get paid

by John Fisher , posted Aug 28 2012 10:44AM

Hey, how is your employer with sick time? Do you get the inquisition when you call in sick? Well if you work in Seattle, starting Saturday, you’re automatically eligible for paid sick time and safe time to care for a family member – whether you’re fulltime, part time, a temporary worker, whatever. You can also carry your sick time over to the next year. It’s not a ton of time, and the more employees your company has, the more time you get, but it’s better than nothing, and it’s the law. Now that I mention it, [COUGH] I think I feel a little something coming on.[COUGH COUGH]

Here's the full ordinance from the City of Seattle, which will put you to sleep after the first 10 paragraphs or so.

So take a look at this handy chart from Q13 Fox News and read their story here:

General Information	Small (Tier 1) Employer	Medium (Tier 2) Employer	Large (Tier 3) Employer
Full Time Equivalents (FTEs)	More than 4-49 employees	More than 49 to 249 employees	250 or more employees
Accrual of paid sick/safe time	1 hour / 40 hours worked	1 hour / 40 hours worked	1 hour / 30 hours worked
Use of paid sick/safe time	40 hours / calendar year	56 hours / calendar year	72 hours / calendar year
Carryover of unused paid sick/safe time	40 hours / calendar year	56 hours / calendar year	72 hours / calendar year