Milwaukee Sick Leave Ordinance May Be Headed to State Supreme Court.

On February 18, 2010, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to take up the constitutionality of Milwaukee’s paid sick leave mandate.

In June 2009, Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Cooper ruled that the city’s paid sick leave ordinance, which provided up to nine paid sick days per year based on the number of hours worked and the size of the business, was “invalidly enacted and unconstitutional.” (Metropolitan Milwaukee Assoc of Comm v City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County Circuit Court, No 08cv018220, June 12, 2009). 9to5, the National Association of Working Women, appealed Cooper’s ruling. The supreme court has been asked to decide whether the ballot question put before the voters of the City of Milwaukee complied with the statutory requirement that it contain “a concise statement of [the ordinance’s] nature” - whether voters were informed of the contents of the ordinance . . . .

Nearly 70 percent of . . . voters approved the referendum for paid sick leave in the November 2008 election.

WorkHorse wrote:If 70% of the voters approved this ordinance based on an unclear description, then it should be invalidated. Especially, in today's economy 9 days of paid sick leave is excessive. I'm a healthcare worker and I receive NO paid sick leave. I have to use my PTO.
I wouldn't want my taxes being used to support employee sick days.