Existing law requires a private employer that provides employees with sick leave to allow an employee to use accrued sick leave for an absence due to an illness, injury, medical appointment or other authorized medical need of a member of the employee's immediate family. Existing law exempts an employer from this requirement if the employee is covered under a valid collective bargaining agreement. (NRS 608.01975) Section 1 of this bill eliminates the exemption, thereby making the requirement applicable to an employer even if the employee is covered under a valid collective bargaining agreement. Section 1 also provides that the obligation of an employer to comply with a collective bargaining agreement, policy of the employer, employment contract or applicable local, state or federal law that provides the same or a more generous sick leave benefit is not diminished by the provisions of section 1. Section 2 of this bill provides that the amendatory provisions of section 1 do not apply during the current term of any collective bargaining agreement entered into before October 1, 2025, but do apply to any extension or renewal of such an agreement and to any collective bargaining agreement entered into on or after October 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 608.01975
Reprint 1: 608.01975
Reprint 2: 608.01975
BDR: 608.01975