In a 9-2 vote, the San Antonio City Council voted to require private employers doing business in San Antonio to provide one hour of paid sick leave to employees for every 30 hours worked. The ordinance allows employees to accrue between 48 and 64 hours of paid sick leave to be used if the employee or the employee’s family member is sick or injured; is a victim of stalking, domestic abuse or sexual assault; or otherwise require medical, mental or preventive care.

San Antonio’s ordinance is scheduled to take effect on August 1, 2019 but employers with five or fewer employees will have until 2021 to comply.

A copy of the ordinance can be found here.