2014 Massachusetts Question 4

Referendum increasing access to paid sick leave Question 4 Massachusetts Paid Sick Days Initiative 1256841 859621 2116462 300px County results 300px Municipality results 300px Precinct results 1 Yes #2B2457 90–100% 1px #AAAAAA solid #28497C 80–90% 1px #AAAAAA solid #47729E 70–80% 1px #AAAAAA solid #7D9CBB 60–70% 1px #AAAAAA solid #B6C8D9 50–60% 1px #AAAAAA solid No #8B8B54 70–80% 1px #AAAAAA solid #BCBC83 60–70% 1px #AAAAAA solid #DEDEBD 50–60% 1px #AAAAAA solid Other #EBEEED Tie 1px #AAAAAA solid The Massachusetts Paid Sick Days Initiative was a successful initiative voted on in the Massachusetts general election held on November 4, 2014. It was one of four 2014 ballot measures put to public vote. Voting Question 4 on the ballot, "Earned Sick Time for Employees". A YES VOTE on the question would allow workers to earn and use a set amount of paid or unpaid sick time per year based on specific conditions, such as the size of their companies. A NO VOTE maintains current laws.https://www.proquest.com/docview/1619167156 2014 Massachusetts ballot questions: Your cheat sheet The Boston Globe Stephanie Vallejo R.9 November 2, 2014 March 10, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com ResponseVotes% Yes 1,256,841 57% No 859,621 39% blank 70,329 4% Source: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elebalm/balmresults.html#year2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20130120060603/http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elebalm/balmresults.html#year2014 dead January 20, 2013 Statewide Ballot Questions — Statistics by Year: 2014 sec.state.ma.us March 10, 2018 Implementation The law went into effect on July 1, 2015,https://www.proquest.com/docview/1687937439 Firms struggle with sick time rules The Boston Globe A.1 Johnston Katie June 15, 2015 March 11, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com with approximately 200 clarifications and adjustments made by the Massachusetts Attorney General's office.https://www.proquest.com/docview/1689970877 Wrinkles in sick-time law ironed out The Boston Globe B.5 Johnston Katie June 20, 2015 March 11, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com The law requires that companies with 11 or more employees give workers up to 40 hours of paid sick time a year, while smaller companies may offer it unpaid. References 30em Further reading https://www.proquest.com/docview/1619420627 Parsing the referendum questions The Boston Globe A.12 November 4, 2014 March 10, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com External links 2014 Ballot Questions at sec.state.ma.us Question 4 text via masslive.com Category:2014 Massachusetts ballot measures Category:Initiatives in the United States