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
- Overview of Paid Sick Time Laws in the United States [A Better Balance]
- 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
- Alaska - A Majority of Alaskans Appear to Have Approved a Paid Sick Leave Ballot Measure [Littler]
- Ariz. - Arizona's Paid Sick Day Requirements - Effective July 1, 2017 [Dicksinson Wright]
- Calif. - California Updates Paid Sick Leave FAQs: What Employers Need to Know [Proskauer]
- Colo. - Colorado Expands Reasons Employees Can Use Paid Sick Leave [Littler]
- Conn. - Connecticut Expands Its Paid Sick Leave Mandate [Vorys]
- 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’ Earned Sick Time Law Now Covers Pregnancy Loss: What Employers Need to Know [Jackson Lewis]
- Mich. - Hold on Tight: Last-Minute Changes to Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act [Ogletree Deakins]
- Minn. - Minnesota Earned sick and safe time [Mercer]
- Mo. - Missouri’s Paid Sick Leave Law Set to Take Effect May 1, 2025 [Dentons]
- Nebr. - Nebraskans Appear to Have Overwhelmingly Approved Paid Sick Time Ballot Measure [Littler]
- 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. - Untangling the Oregon Leave Quagmire – Answers to Common Compliance Questions in Light of Recent Legislative Changes [Littler]
- 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. - 2025 Updates to Washington’s Paid Sick Leave Law: What Employers Need to Know [Jackson Lewis]