Post by Logan on May 9, 2016 18:42:00 GMT -6
A Democrat-backed bill that would require private employers to provide paid sick leave to their employees in New Jersey was pulled hours before a Senate vote Monday after some lawmakers raised questions about the legislation.
“Some of our members have questions as it pertains to small businesses,” Sen. Loretta Weinberg, D-Teaneck, a sponsor of the bill, said at the end of Monday’s voting session. “So we’re going to have a further discussion.”
Senate President Stephen Sweeney, a co-sponsor of the bill, said those discussions also are aimed at finding a bill that would be acceptable in the Assembly.
Last year, the Senate approved a similar measure by a 22-17 vote but Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto did not post the bill for an Assembly vote.
Read more: www.northjersey.com/news/sick-leave-bill-pulled-before-vote-in-new-jersey-senate-1.1568835
“Some of our members have questions as it pertains to small businesses,” Sen. Loretta Weinberg, D-Teaneck, a sponsor of the bill, said at the end of Monday’s voting session. “So we’re going to have a further discussion.”
Senate President Stephen Sweeney, a co-sponsor of the bill, said those discussions also are aimed at finding a bill that would be acceptable in the Assembly.
Last year, the Senate approved a similar measure by a 22-17 vote but Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto did not post the bill for an Assembly vote.
Read more: www.northjersey.com/news/sick-leave-bill-pulled-before-vote-in-new-jersey-senate-1.1568835