Updated title (formerly Paid Sick and Safe Time Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Vermont), threshold, statement and guidance for style.
Employers that have employees working in Vermont that wish to provide paid sick leave using the lump sum method rather than the accrual method should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of paid sick and safe time and to show their compliance with the Vermont Earned Sick Time Law.
Updated statement and guidance to reflect amended rules implementing the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance, effective June 1, 2026.
Updated statement and guidance to reflect amended rules implementing the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance, effective June 1, 2026.
Updated statement to clarify that an accommodation may be provided without an employee request.
Illinois employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of leave to attend certain fire protection district meetings and to demonstrate their compliance with the Illinois Fire Protection District Act.
Updated to remove the Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement: Bloomington, Minnesota, and the Sick and Safe Leave Notice of Employee Rights Handbook Addendum: Bloomington, Minnesota, due to the repeal of the Bloomington paid sick leave law, effective April 27, 2026.
Updated threshold to clarify employee location for purposes of determining employer coverage under the law.