Trenton Sick Leave Ordinance

mwiemann

Can anyone give me guidance or provide me with a link to the text of Trenton's newly adopted sick leave law?

Thanks!

Cameron Alvey

Trenton's paid sick leave ordinance is similar to one implemented in Newark earlier this year.
 Under the new ordinance, employers with 10 or more employees must provide up to 40 hours of paid sick leave over a calendar year, and employers with fewer than 10 employees must provide up to 24 hours of paid sick leave over a calendar year. Employees covered by the ordinance will accrue at least one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, and exempt employees are assumed to work 40 hours per week.

Employers in Trenton must provide all covered employees with written notice explaining their rights under the ordinance upon hire or, for current employees, as soon as practicable following the law’s effective date (March 4, 2015).

Employers must also display a poster (not yet available) informing employees of their rights under the ordinance. The ordinance also requires employers to maintain adequate records documenting the amount of hours worked by each eligible employee and the amount of sick leave taken.

The Trenton ordinance allows accrued sick time to be used in either hourly increments or the smallest increment that the employer’s payroll system uses to account for absences or use of other time. The new leave ordinance also allows the municipal court to provide any relief it deems appropriate, including restitution, reinstatement, injunctive or declaratory relief.