Entire Mass. Earned Sick Time Law Is Preempted, Court Rules

By Linda Chiem (August 10, 2018, 8:42 PM EDT) -- A Massachusetts federal judge ruled Friday that the state's entire Earned Sick Time Law is preempted by the federal Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act and cannot be enforced against railroads, expanding an appellate court's ruling that found only one section covering just a worker's own sick leave was preempted....

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