 The Maryland House of Delegates voted 84-54 Tuesdayto approve legislation that would allow Maryland workers to earn up to seven paid sick days per year. The successful House vote marks the furthest the bill has ever advanced within the Maryland General Assembly. The Healthy Working Families Act (HB 580/SB472) now awaits action in the Senate, where it currently remains in the Senate Finance Committee. “With this vote, we are one giant step closer to ensuring that hundreds of thousands of working Marylanders no longer have to make the impossible choice between their health and their job,” said lead House sponsor Delegate Luke Clippinger, “between the well-being of their families and their economic security.” photo courtesy Ruth Martin
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