Georgia: New Kin Care Law; New Bill Protects On-Call Scheduling Practices

On-Call Scheduling. H.B. 243 bars local governments in Georgia from enacting regional ordinances that apply penalties or premium pay for on-call or predictive scheduling. Employers in Georgia will therefore retain the flexibility of having employees on-call without having to pay for shift changes, cancelled shifts, or lack of work.

Kin Care. Although the state of Georgia does not require employers to provide workers with paid sick leave, S.B. 201 introduces a new obligation for employers who voluntarily provide paid sick leave to their workforce. Specifically, employees must be permitted to use up to five days of paid sick leave each year to care for their immediate family. S.B. 201 does not cover employees who work fewer than 30 hours per week, or to small employers of fewer than 25 employees.

 Action Items

1. Review H.B. 243 here and S.B. 201 here.
2. Review handbooks and paid sick leave policy documents to include new kin care obligations.
3. Subscribers can call our HR On-Call Hotline at (888) 378-2456 for further assistance.

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