Paid Sick Leave

New and Updated

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [10+ Employees; Lump Sum Method]: Oakland, California

  Oakland employers 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 Oakland Minimum Wage Law. 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 [Accrual Method]: Oakland, California

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

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  Employment Law Guide

  Paid Sick Leave: California

  Updated to reflect forthcoming amendments to the state paid sick leave law regarding safe leave qualifying reasons.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Prenatal Personal Leave Handbook Statement: New York

  New York employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of paid prenatal personal leave under New York's Sick and Safe Leave Law, and to show their compliance with the requirements regarding paid prenatal personal leave, effective January 1, 2025.

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  Legal Timetable

  Massachusetts Adds Reproductive Loss Events to Sick Leave Qualifying Reasons

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  Employment Law Guide

  FMLA: Rhode Island

  Updated to reflect forthcoming amendments to the paid family leave law.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [1-14 Employees; Accrual Method]: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  Updated title and statement for style; and updated threshold and guidance to reflect guidelines that require employers to adopt a written policy and that clarify requirements regarding employer notice, effective July 2, 2024.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [15+ Employees; Accrual Method]: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  Updated title and statement for style; and updated threshold and guidance to reflect guidelines that require employers to adopt a written policy and that clarify requirements regarding employer notice, effective July 2, 2024.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Paid Sick Leave: Illinois

  Updated to reflect the removal of the Chicago Paid Sick Leave Ordinance from this article because it was replaced by the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Bloomington, Minnesota

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments to the Minnesota Earned Sick and Safe Time Law, effective May 25, 2024.