Legislation Details

Reference No. CB-102-2025    Draft No. 1
Type: Council Bill Status: Enacted
Meeting Body Sitting as the Committee of the Whole
Meeting Date 11/18/2025
Introduced Date 10/21/2025 Public Hearing Date 11/18/2025 @ 10:00 AM
Effective date: 1/23/2026    
Title: AN ACT CONCERNING SICK LEAVE - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS for the purpose of providing for certain mandated paid sick leave for a County employee or employee's family member at legal proceedings; providing for certain definitions; providing for verification of certain sick leave; and generally regarding County personnel law and legal proceedings.
Proposers/Sponsors: Wala Blegay, Krystal Oriadha, Thomas E. Dernoga, Calvin S. Hawkins, Ingrid S. Watson, Wanika Fisher, Jolene Ivey
Code sections: 16-102 - , 16-221 -
Attachments: 1. CB-102-2025 - signed pdf, 2. B2025102, 3. CB-102-2025 Summary, 4. CB-102-2025 PAFI, 5. CB-102-2025 OOL Comments, 6. CB-102-2025 Committee Report - COW
Contact: Josh Hamlin, Legislative Attorney

Title

AN ACT CONCERNING SICK LEAVE - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS for the purpose of providing for certain mandated paid sick leave for a County employee or employee's family member at legal proceedings; providing for certain definitions; providing for verification of certain sick leave; and generally regarding County personnel law and legal proceedings.

 

Background

This bill provides for mandated paid sick leave for a County employee or employee's family member at certain legal, judicial, administrative, and immigration proceedings, allowing for the employee or the employee’s family member to prepare for, or participate in, any legal, judicial, administrative, or immigration proceeding involving the employee or employee's family member. It adds a definition of "legal proceeding" and provides a section-specific definition of "family member" and "employee." It provides for the verification of the permissible use of sick leave, and provides that the provision of documentation does not waive or diminish the confidential or privileged nature of communications between an employee or an employee's family member and one or more of the individuals, and further provides that the documentation or written statement must not disclose any personally identifiable information about a person's legal or immigration status or underlying legal or immigration protection.