Paid Sick Leave (U.S.)
An increasing number of organizations are offering their employees sick leave, whether paid or unpaid. There is currently no federal requirement that employers offer employees paid sick leave if they or family members fall ill and are unable to work. Many states and municipalities now mandate paid sick leave. The International Foundation will keep you up to date on the changing paid sick leave landscape.
State and Local Mandate Charts
- Roundup: State accrued paid leave mandates [Mercer]
- Paid Sick Days – State and District Statutes [National Partnership for Women & Families]
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State Action
- Ariz. - Arizona's Paid Sick Day Requirements - Effective July 1, 2017 [Dicksinson Wright]
- Calif. - Updated California Paid Sick and Safe Leave FAQs Address January 1, 2024 Changes [Littler]
- Colo. - Colorado Expands Reasons Employees Can Use Paid Sick Leave [Littler]
- Conn. - Connecticut Expands Paid Sick and Safe Leave Uses [Littler]
- D.C. - District of Columbia Greatly Expands Paid Sick Leave Coverage, Enforcement, and Penalties with Amendments to the Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act [Littler]
- Ill. - Illinois Employers Must Provide 40 Hours of Paid Leave for Any Reason [Arent Fox Schiff]
- Maine - Maine DOL Issues Final Mandatory Paid Leave Rules [Ogletree Deakins]
- Md. - Maryland Becomes the Latest State to Require Paid Sick and Safe Leave [Littler]
- Mass. - Massachusetts Attorney General Issues Final Earned Sick Leave Regulations With Substantial Revisions [Ogletree Deakins]
- Mich. - Michigan Employers Avoid Strict Paid Sick Leave Law and Minimum Wage Hike – For Now: 2 Steps Employers Should Take [Fisher Phillips]
- Minn. - Minnesota adopts paid sick and safe leave requirement [Mercer]
- Nev. - Nevada Mandates Paid Leave for Workers to Use for Any Reason [Epstein Becker Green]
- N.J. - If Pain, Yes Gain—Part 80: Paid Sick Leave Final Rules Blossom out of Garden State After 1+ Years of Silence [Seyfarth]
- N.M. - New Mexico’s Paid Sick Leave Law Becomes Effective on July 1, 2022 [Ogletree Deakins]
- N.Y. - New York Department of Labor Releases Final Regulations for State Sick Leave Law [Littler]
- Oreg. - Oregon Amends Sick Leave Law: 5 Key Clarifications [Stoel Rives]
- R.I. - Rhode Island Is the Latest State to Require Paid Sick Leave [Epstein Becker Green]
- Vt. - If Pain, Yes Gain—Part XVIII: Vermont Becomes Fifth State to Enact Paid Sick Leave Law [Seyfarth]
- Wash. - Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Become Available for Employee Use [Seyfarth]