Sec. 9. Collection of data on paid sick time and further study
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Effective 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Labor Statistics shall annually compile information on the following: The number of employees who used paid sick time. The number of hours of paid sick time used. The number of employees who used paid sick time for absences necessary due to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. The demographic characteristics of employees who were eligible for and who used paid sick time. The Comptroller General of the United States shall annually conduct a study to determine the following:
The number of days employees used paid sick time and the reasons for the use. The number of employees who used the paid sick time for periods of time covering more than 3 consecutive workdays. The cost and benefits to employers of implementing the paid sick time policies. The cost to employees of providing certification to obtain the paid sick time. The benefits of the paid sick time to employees and their family members, including effects on employees' ability to care for their family members or to provide for their own health needs.
Whether the paid sick time affected employees' ability to sustain an adequate income while meeting needs of the employees and their family members. Whether employers who administered paid sick time policies prior to the date of enactment of this Act were affected by the provisions of this Act. Whether other types of leave were affected by this Act. Whether paid sick time affected retention and turnover and costs of presenteeism. Whether the paid sick time increased the use of less costly preventive medical care and lowered the use of emergency room care.
Whether the paid sick time reduced the number of children sent to school when the children were sick. The data collected under subparagraphs
(A)and
(D)of paragraph
(1)shall be disaggregated by gender, race, disability, earnings level, age, marital status, family type, including parental status, and industry. Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress concerning the results of the study conducted pursuant to paragraph
(1)and the data aggregated under paragraph (2). Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and submit a followup report to the appropriate committees of Congress concerning the results of the study conducted pursuant to paragraph
(1)and the data aggregated under paragraph (2).