Updated statement to reflect state-issued FAQs that indicate that the 120-day waiting period does not apply under the lump sum method of providing leave.
Employers that have two or more employees within the unincorporated limits of Bernalillo County (i.e., outside the city limits of Albuquerque) should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees about the availability of paid leave using the lump sum method and to show their compliance with Bernalillo County's Employee Wellness Act and New Mexico's Healthy Workplaces Act.
California employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of kin care leave and to show their compliance with California's kin care law.
Arkansas employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of leave for employees elected to a public office in the state or appointed by the Governor to a board or commission in the state, and to show their compliance with the state's public official leave law.
Updated title, threshold, statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the Earned Sick Time Act as well as the change in the effective date for employers with 10 or fewer employees to October 1, 2025.
New Jersey employers that employ employees in New Jersey should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of sick leave using the lump sum method and to show their compliance with New Jersey's earned sick leave law.