§ 20-923 Other legal requirements.
AC § 20-923
a. This chapter provides minimum requirements pertaining to safe time and sick time and shall not be construed to preempt, limit or otherwise affect the applicability of any other law, regulation, rule, requirement, policy or standard that provides for greater accrual or use by employees of safe time or sick time, whether paid or unpaid, or that extends other protections to employees. b. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as creating or imposing any requirement in conflict with any federal or state law, rule or regulation, nor shall anything in this chapter be construed to diminish or impair the rights of an employee or employer under any valid collective bargaining agreement. c. Where section 196-b of the labor law, or any regulation issued thereunder, sets forth a standard or requirement for minimum hour or use of safe/sick time that exceeds any provision in this chapter, such standard or requirement shall be incorporated by reference and shall be enforceable by the department in the manner set forth in this chapter and subject to the penalties and remedies set forth in the labor law. (Am. L.L. 2017/199, 11/6/2017, eff. 5/5/2018; Am. L.L. 2020/097, 9/28/2020, eff. 9/30/2020; Am. L.L. 2021/172, 12/24/2021, retro. eff. 11/2/2021) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2013/046 and L.L. 2021/172.
