The City of Duluth has published final rules and revised FAQs
implementing its
Earned Sick and Safe Time Ordinance. The Ordinance takes effect
January 1, 2020 for employers with five or more employees,
regardless of whether they work in Duluth. Under the law, employees
accrue, or an employer frontloads, paid sick and safe time (SST)
that employees can use for themselves or to care for or assist a
covered family member for the following reasons: mental or physical
illness, injury, or health condition; medical diagnosis, care, or
treatment of a mental or physical illness, injury, or health
condition; preventive medical care; and absences connected to
domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking. Below we discuss
whether and how the rules clarify or gap-fill the ordinance's
requirements.
