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All Items: Paid Sick Leave

  • Washington Provides Leave for Immigration Hearings

    Date:
    April 29, 2025

    A first-of-its-kind law allowing employees to use paid sick leave to attend immigration-related proceedings could serve as a template for other states and localities to expand their own leave requirements.

  • Michigan Revises Paid Sick Leave, Minimum Wage Laws

    Date:
    February 21, 2025

    Just as court-ordered changes to Michigan's paid sick leave and minimum wage laws were set to take effect, legislators passed a last-minute compromise intended to respond to the concerns of small businesses and tipped workers.

  • Alaska OKs Paid Sick Leave, Minimum Wage Initiative

    Date:
    November 7, 2024

    If certified as expected, Alaska's Ballot Initiative 1 also will ban captive audience meetings.

  • Nebraska Voters Approve Paid Sick Leave

    Date:
    November 6, 2024

    Initiative Measure 436 will allow eligible employees to accrue one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked.

  • Paid Sick Leave and $15 Minimum Wage Are Coming to Missouri

    Date:
    November 6, 2024

    Missouri voters have approved a ballot proposition that will raise the state minimum wage to $15 by 2026 and require employers to provide employees one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked.

  • Big Changes to Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Coming Soon in Michigan

    Date:
    July 31, 2024

    The Michigan Supreme Court has struck down the state's current minimum wage and paid sick leave laws and replaced them with earlier versions of the laws that are significantly more beneficial to employees.

  • Chicago Enacts New Paid Leave Ordinance

    Date:
    December 15, 2023

    Chicago workers will soon have access to additional guaranteed paid leave as a result of a city ordinance that takes effect December 31, 2023.

  • California Expands Paid Sick Leave From Three to Five Days

    Date:
    October 6, 2023

    Amendments to the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act (HWHFA) will increase the number of paid sick and safe days to which employees are entitled from three to five starting in 2024.

  • Texas Blocks Local Labor Laws

    Date:
    July 25, 2023

    Under the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act, a number of local laws in Texas - including anti-discrimination ordinances in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth and San Antonio - will be preempted September 1.

  • Colorado Enacts Slate of New Employment Laws

    Date:
    June 21, 2023

    Following an active legislative session in Colorado, employers in the Centennial State will soon have a range of new compliance obligations to manage in areas including age discrimination, harassment and nondisclosure agreements.

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