Wayne Overall of Wayne’s Automotive and Overall Services, a long-time member and an Ambassador for the Hispano Chamber, brought this potential but very realistic situation to our attention: 

"My company has been in business since 2008 and I bought it fours ago.  I have always been a law-abiding citizen.  To me, doing what the law requires is the absolute minimum.  I pay my employees well and provide them with good benefits, including Paid Time Off.  I pride myself in treating my employees right and having satisfied customers. 
 So, what concerns me most about the “Paid Sick Leave” initiative is that it makes me look like I don’t care about my employees.   It will treat me worse than criminals who are assumed innocent until proven guilty.   Under this ordinance, if I take corrective action after an employee used sick leave, even for one day, I will be presumed guilty until I prove myself innocent, and will have to probably pay a lawyer to do it.  That means that even when I take NECESSARY corrective action to protect other employees, my customers, and my business, after that employee has taken a day of sick leave, under this initiative it will be PRESUMED that I am retaliating against that employee. 
 Me, retaliating against an employee -- nothing could be further than the truth! But under this ordinance, I would have to prove I didn’t. 
I love my employees and I treat them well.  I don’t need to be feel like I am doing wrong, by doing good."