Question 4

Massachusetts Paid Sick Days Initiative
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 1,256,841 59.38% No 859,621 40.62% Valid votes 2,116,462 100.00% Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00% Total votes 2,116,462 100.00%
County results Municipality results Precinct results Yes   90–100%   80–90%   70–80%   60–70%   50–60% No   70–80%   60–70%   50–60% Other   Tie

TheMassachusetts Paid Sick Days Initiative was a successfulinitiative voted on in theMassachusetts general election held on November 4, 2014. It was one of four2014 ballot measures put to public vote.

Question 4 on the ballot, "Earned Sick Time for Employees".^[1]

A YES VOTE on the question would allow workers to earn and use a set amount of paid or unpaid sick time per year based on specific conditions, such as the size of their companies.^[2]

A NO VOTE maintains current laws.^[2]

Source:^[1]

The law went into effect on July 1, 2015,^[3] with approximately 200 clarifications and adjustments made by theMassachusetts Attorney General's office.^[4] The law requires that companies with 11 or more employees give workers up to 40 hours of paid sick time a year, while smaller companies may offer it unpaid.^[4]

• "Parsing the referendum questions".The Boston Globe. November 4, 2014. p. A.12. RetrievedMarch 10, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.

• 2014 Ballot Questions at sec.state.ma.us
• Question 4 text via masslive.com

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