Paid Sick Leave

New and Updated

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: New Mexico

  Updated title (formerly Paid Sick and Safe Leave Handbook Statement: New Mexico) and statement for style, and updated guidance to include information on calculating accrual and on the law’s interaction with other leave laws.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Paid Sick Leave: Connecticut

  Updated to reflect paid sick leave law amendments and related FAQs, effective January 1, 2025.

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  Posters and Notices

  Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Poster

  Updated to reflect amendments regarding employer applicability and posting requirements, effective January 1, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Berkeley, California

  Updated title, threshold, statement and guidance to address compliance with the state sick leave law.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [25+ Employees; Lump Sum Method]: Berkeley, California

  Berkeley employers with 25 or more employees 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 the Berkeley Paid Sick Leave Ordinance. This policy also covers the California Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act. It is intended to address compliance with both state and local law.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [1-24 Employees; Lump Sum Method]: Berkeley, California

  Berkeley employers with fewer than 25 employees 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 the Berkeley Paid Sick Leave Ordinance. This policy also covers the California Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act. It is intended to address compliance with both state and local law.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [56+ Employees; Lump Sum Method]: Emeryville, California

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the state paid sick leave law that broaden qualifying reasons for leave, effective January 1, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [1-55 Employees; Lump Sum Method]: Emeryville, California

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the state paid sick leave law that broaden qualifying reasons for leave, effective January 1, 2025.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Emeryville, California

  Updated title and threshold to reflect the state paid sick leave accrual cap, and updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the state paid sick leave law that broaden qualifying reasons for leave, effective January 1, 2025. 

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Oakland, California

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the state paid sick leave law that broaden qualifying reasons for leave, effective January 1, 2025.