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Recent flurry of executive orders impact small businesses

In September, President Obama issued an executive order titled "Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors" that requires companies that do business with the Federal government to provide their employees with at least seven days of paid sick leave each year, including paid leave to allow for family care.

By William Atkinson | Updated on October 12, 2015

In September, President Obama issued an executive order titled “Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors” that requires companies that do business with the Federal government to provide their employees with at least seven days of paid sick leave each year, including paid leave to allow for family care.

The executive order is estimated to provide paid sick leave to approximately 300,000 employees of federal contractors and is scheduled to take effect January 1, 2017.

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