Paid Sick Leave

New and Updated

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [1-25 Employees, Accrual Method]: Santa Monica, California

  Santa Monica employers with 25 or fewer employees should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of sick leave using the accrual method, and to show their compliance with the Santa Monica Minimum Wage Ordinance (SMMWO). This policy also covers the California Healthy Workplaces Healthy Families Act (HWHFA). It is intended to address compliance with both state and local law.

• Type:

  Policies and Procedures

  Paid Sick Leave Policy

  Enhanced to improve the comprehensiveness, organization and scope of coverage.

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  Handbook Templates

  Sick and Safe Time Notice of Employee Rights Handbook Addendum: Minneapolis, Minnesota

  Minneapolis employers that provide an employee handbook are required by law to include in the handbook a notice of employee rights and remedies under the Minneapolis Sick and Safe Time Ordinance. Employers are not required to use the sample notice provided by the city but can fulfill this legal requirement by including the city's notice as an addendum to their handbook.

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [5-99 Employees or 1-4 Employees and Net Income of Greater Than $1,000,000; Lump Sum Method]: New York City, New York

  Employers with one or more employees in New York City and five to 99 employees overall or with one to four employees and a net income of greater than $1,000,000 overall should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of sick leave and to show their compliance with New York City's Earned Safe and Sick Time Act. This policy also covers the New York Sick and Safe Leave Law. It is intended to address compliance with both state and local laws.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [100+ Employees; Lump Sum Method]: New York City, New York

  Employers with one or more employees in New York City and 100 or more employees overall should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of sick leave and to show their compliance with New York City's Earned Safe and Sick Time Act. This policy also covers the New York Sick and Safe Leave Law. It is intended to address compliance with both state and local laws.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [5-99 Employees or 1-4 Employees and Net Income of Greater Than $1,000,000; Accrual Method]: New York City, New York

  Updated title for style (formerly Paid Safe and Sick Time Handbook Statement [5-99 Employees or 1-4 Employees and Net Income of $1,000,000 or More]: New York City, New York); updated threshold to incorporate state sick leave law; and updated statement and guidance to incorporate state sick leave law and reflect rules implementing city sick leave law, effective October 15, 2023.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [100+ Employees; Accrual Method]: New York City, New York

  Updated title for style (formerly Paid Safe and Sick Time Handbook Statement [100+ Employees]: New York City, New York); updated threshold to incorporate state sick leave law; and updated statement and guidance to incorporate state sick leave law and reflect rules implementing city sick leave law, effective October 15, 2023.

• Date:

  February 16, 2024

  Type:

  Podcasts and Webinars

  Webinar: What You Need to Know About Paid Sick Leave (But Didn't Know Who to Ask)

  In this 60-minute conversation, attorney Robin Shea, a partner with the management-side employment law firm Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, answers some of the most frequently asked questions about paid sick leave laws, as well as answers 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:

  Legal Timetable

  St. Paul, Minnesota, Further Amends Paid Sick and Safe Time Rules

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  New York City Allows Private Right of Action for Sick Leave