(a) An employer must notify the employees that they are entitled to earned sick and safe leave under this Article.
(b) The notice must include:
(1) a statement of how earned sick and safe leave is accrued;
(2) the permitted uses of earned sick and safe leave;
(3) a statement that the employer must not retaliate against an employee for exercising the rights granted by this Article; and
(4) information about the employee’s right to file a complaint with the Director for a violation of any rights granted by this Article.
(c) The Director must create and publish a model notice in English, Spanish, and any other language that the Director finds is necessary that may be used by an employer to comply with subsection (b).
(d) An employer may provide notice by:
(1) displaying the model notice or another notice containing the same information in a conspicuous and accessible area at each of the employer’s work locations in the County;
(2) including the model notice or another notice containing the same information in an employee handbook or other written guidance distributed to all employees; or
(3) distributing the model notice or another notice containing the same information to each employee when the employee is hired. (2015 L.M.C., ch. 29, § 1.)