On Monday, the Seattle City Council is slated to vote on bill that would require all Seattle employers to provide up to 72 hours of annual paid sick leave to the 190,000 full-time workers in the city. But some council members have been squirrely. Cienna Madrid reports on four tactics to undermine the bill before it passes:

Amendment One: An Exemption for Large Companies

Who wants a big loophole? The big boys, naturally.

One proposal in the wings would excuse companies with over 1,000 employees from complying with the law (think Nordstrom, Whole Foods, QFC). As some of these companies have pointed out, they already give their employees paid days off work. According to the Washington State Employment Security Department, 75 percent of large companies in the state offer some form of paid leave. But what these companies don't proffer is that the time off isn't designated for sick leave (it could be used for vacation), and this measure would require providing more paid time off than many of them provide now.

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