Earned Safe and Sick Leave (ESSL)

Earned Safe and Sick Leave (ESSL)

April 1, 2022

CONTEXT

Dozens of tobacco and convenience store businesses in Bloomington just lost a large percentage of their revenue with the Flavored Tobacco Ban. Now, the City Council plans to implement mandatory paid sick leave for all businesses with employees working in Bloomington (not only for businesses based in Bloomington).

LEARN MORE

https://www.bloomingtonmn.gov/cc/news/council-considering-sick-and-safe-leave-ordinance-2021-07-11

https://www.bloomingtonmn.gov/mgr/earned-sick-and-safe-leave-essl-task-force

1/3/2022, City Council Meeting begins at 1:49:47, 8.2 Earned Sick and Safe Leave (ESSL) Task Force Report by Mike Sable, Assistant City Manager, EESL Task Force Member, Nat Anderson-Lippert and Peter Zuniga, Deputy City Attorney, Civil Division

WHY IT MATTERS

Businesses have already suffered enough set backs since COVID began (increase in expenses and lost revenue) and now the city is planning to add another expense to their operating costs.

From the proposed Local Area Sales Tax (LOST) to the Flavored Tobacco Ban, we see efforts to pass more anti-business ordinances. Now, the Council takes yet another business decision away from owners and makes it their own.

ACT TODAY!

CONTACT our Council and voice your displeasure at their inference in owning and running a business in the city. Be sure to have your email noted as part of the public record by writing to the Council Secretary (see below). Emails to individual Council members may be deleted by them and not retained as part of the public record).

Email: council@bloomingtonmn.gov

The time to stand up to this is NOW. RFABB is leading the way in educating and empowering residents to act on this issue. In addition to City Council Alert, we host regular meetings with speakers from all political persuasions — each with insight into the ramifications of City Council actions.

Join us in speaking out! https://rfabbmn.org/