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Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors

This executive order requires federal contractors and subcontractors to provide employees with paid sick leave, accruing at 1 hour per 30 hours worked with a minimum annual cap of 56 hours (7 days). The leave covers personal illness, medical care, family care, and domestic violence-related absences, applying to new contracts solicited or awarded on or after January 1, 2017.