Policies and Procedures

New and Updated

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  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [11+ Employees; Lump Sum Method]: Massachusetts

  Massachusetts employers with 11 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 Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law.

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  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [11+ Employees; Accrual Method]: Massachusetts

  Updated title (formerly Paid Sick Time Handbook Statement [11+ Employees]: Massachusetts) and statement for style; and updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments that expand qualifying reasons for leave to include reproductive loss events, effective November 21, 2024. 

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  Sick Leave Handbook Statement [1-10 Employees; Accrual Method]: Massachusetts

  Updated title (formerly Sick Time Handbook Statement [1-10 Employees]: Massachusetts) and statement for style; and updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments that expand qualifying reasons for leave to include reproductive loss events, effective November 21, 2024.

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  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Lump Sum Method]: Chicago, Illinois

  Updated statement to clarify employee eligibility. 

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  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Chicago, Illinois

  Updated statement to clarify employee eligibility. 

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  Paid Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Chicago, Illinois

  Updated statement to clarify employee eligibility and notice requirements.

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  Paid Leave Handbook Statement [Lump Sum Method]: Chicago, Illinois

  Updated statement to clarify employee eligibility and notice requirements. 

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  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [1-9 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 [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.