Paid Sick Days Bill Passes in Newark!!


Newark City Council Members with Sherry Leiwant and other members of the coalition after the vote.

ABB is making a huge difference in New Jersey!! This morning, Sherry testified at the Newark Municipal Council in favor of a paid sick time law, which the Council unanimously passed (here, Sherry is pictured with the coalition and Council Members who passed paid sick days today)! The Newark law is a broad one.  Under it, private-sector workers employed by businesses with 10 or more employees (and all child care, home health care, and food service workers, regardless of the size of their employer) will be able to earn up to 5 paid sick days a year. Workers employed by businesses with fewer than 10 employees will be able to earn up to 3 paid sick days a year. This is truly a victory for all families in Newark.  Which city or state will be next?!
Thank you,
The ABB Team: Sherry, Dina, Phoebe, Jared, Elizabeth, Liz, Risha & Rachel