Paid Sick Leave

New and Updated

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  Editor's Choice

  Coming Soon

  Updated to include information on the forthcoming Paid Family and Medical Leave Handbook Statement: Maine and on a forthcoming Handbook Template update in the Pennsylvania supplement.

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  Legal Timetable

  Colorado Amends Paid Sick Leave Rules

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Lump Sum Method]: Tacoma, Washington

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments to state law providing leave protections to victims of a hate crime, effective January 1, 2026. 

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Tacoma, Washington

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments to state law providing leave protections to victims of a hate crime, effective January 1, 2026. 

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Lump Sum Method]: Seattle, Washington

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments to state law providing leave protections for victims of a hate crime, effective January 1, 2026.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Seattle, Washington

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments to state law providing leave protections for victims of a hate crime, effective January 1, 2026.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Lump Sum Method]: Washington

  Updated statement to reflect amendments providing leave protections for victims of a hate crime, effective January 1, 2026.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Lump Sum Method]: Connecticut

  Updated threshold and guidance to reflect expanded employer coverage under the paid sick leave law, effective January 1, 2026. 

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Connecticut

  Updated threshold and guidance to reflect expanded employer coverage under the paid sick leave law, effective January 1, 2026. 

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Lump Sum Method]: Minneapolis, Minnesota

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the Minneapolis Sick and Safe Time Ordinance that align it with the state Earned Sick and Safe Time Law, effective December 31, 2025, and updated statement to reflect amendments to state law regarding advancing leave, effective January 1, 2026.