Maryland Governor Hogan releases statement after Senate overrides paid sick leave veto

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has released a statement after the Senate voted to require businesses with 15 or more employees to provide up to five days of earned paid sick leave, on Friday.

Hogan says, "Now that this political posturing is over, it's time for the legislature to get down to the business of fixing the serious flaws in this bill that Senator Middleton and numerous others openly acknowledged today. Given their own admission that HB1 will hurt small businesses, we urge legislators to fast track the governor's Small Business Relief Tax Credit to ensure employers aren't forced to close their doors and lay off their employees.

Instead of frantically trying to buy time by pushing off the effective date of their bill, legislators should come to the table and pass the governor's compromise solution to protect workers and job creators."

Hogan's statement also comes after the House voted to override his veto, on Thursday.

Hogan said that the bill was badly flawed and that it would hurt small businesses. He believes that lawmakers should pass a bill that would phase in sick leave for businesses with 25 or more employees by 2020.