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2020 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY & SERVICES GUIDE HOT TOPICS

Dealer Obligations • Must reinstate earned sick time if a separated employee is rehired within 9 months • May require documentation from a healthcare providers for earned sick leave of more than 3 consecutive workdays • Cannot require providers to specify medical reason for leave • Cannot interfere with, restrain, or deny use of Earned Sick Leave • Cannot retaliate or discriminate for use or discussion of Earned Sick Leave • Must retain records documenting earned sick time hours accrued and used for 3 years Information on Earned Sick Leave is available in the Employer and Employee FAQs of the Westchester County website: https://humanrights.westchestergov.com/images/stories/pdfs/2019slemployerfaq.pdf https://humanrights.westchestergov.com/images/stories/pdfs/2019slemployeefaq.pdf • Dealers must post a notice of Earned Sick Leave Law conspicuously. • Dealers must provide a copy of Earned Sick Leave law and written notice to employees. • Dealers must comply with the notice obligations by July 1, 2019. Westchester County’s Earned Sick Leave Law is enforced by the Department of Weights and Measures – Consumer Protection • An employee may file a complaint within 1 year of alleged violation • The Department must investigate complaints and attempt to facilitate a resolution upon finding probable cause • The Department may hold a hearing to resolve the complaint if no resolution is reached

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