Paid Sick Leave

New and Updated

• Date:

  January 29, 2025

  Type:

  Podcasts and Webinars

  Webinar: Navigating Paid Sick Leave Laws - What You Need to Know Now

  In this 60-minute conversation, Robin Shea and Melissa Stein answer some of the most frequently asked questions about paid sick leave laws, as well as answer questions from attendees. Key areas of discussion center on how employers should approach these laws, how PSL differs from other leaves and the complexities involved when employees work remotely

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Lump Sum Method]: New Mexico

  Employers with employees performing services in New Mexico should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees about the availability of sick leave using the lump sum method and to show their compliance with New Mexico's Healthy Workplaces Act (HWA).

• Type:

  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.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

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

  Employers, regardless of location, that have one or more employees working more than 80 hours per year in Tacoma, Washington, should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees about the availability of sick leave using the lump sum method and to show their compliance with the Tacoma Paid Sick Leave Ordinance. This policy also covers the Washington Paid Sick Leave Law. It is intended to address compliance with both state and local law.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  FMLA: Rhode Island

  Updated to reflect amendments to the paid family leave law extending the benefit period and increasing the dependency allowance, effective January 1, 2025.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Paid Sick Leave: New York

  Updated to reflect paid prenatal personal leave required under the state sick leave law, effective January 1, 2025.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Paid Sick Leave: Washington

  Updated to reflect amendments to the state paid sick leave law regarding qualifying reasons and covered family members, effective January 1, 2025. 

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Paid Sick Leave: California

  Updated to reflect amendments to the state paid sick leave law regarding qualifying reasons, effective January 1, 2025.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Paid Sick Leave: Connecticut

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

• Type:

  Posters and Notices

  Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Poster

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