Sick Leave Laws at the State and Local Level
Author: Melissa Burdorf, Brightmine Legal Editor
On a national level, private employers are generally not required to provide paid or unpaid sick leave to their employees. However, under Executive Order 13706, private employers that have employees working on federal contracts and subcontracts must provide their eligible employees with paid sick leave.
In the absence of a federal law, many states and local jurisdictions have taken up the reins. Arizona, California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Oregon, Vermont and Washington, for example, have passed statewide paid sick leave laws. Many cities, such as the District of Columbia, New York City, Philadelphia and multiple cities in California, New Jersey and Washington, have also passed paid sick leave laws.
Complying with the patchwork of laws can be difficult, since the requirements for each law may differ, even within the same state. HR & Compliance Center offers the following tools and resources to help an employer stay current on applicable sick leave laws and understand each law's requirements.
Blogs
- Paid Sick Leave Laws Continue to Spread Across US
- The Paid Sick Leave Trend: Get Your Ducks in a Row HR, Now!
Employee Handbook
- Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: California
- Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement: Long Beach, California
- Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [1-9 Employees; Accrual Method]: San Francisco, California
- Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: San Francisco, California
- Paid Time Off - Hotel Workers Handbook Statement: Los Angeles, California
- Unpaid Sick Time - Hotel Workers Handbook Statement: Los Angeles, California
- Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [Accrual Method]: Connecticut
- Paid Sick and Safe Leave Handbook Statement: District of Columbia
- Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [11+ Employees; Accrual Method]: Massachusetts
- Sick Leave Handbook Statement [1-10 Employees; Accrual Method]: Massachusetts
- Paid Sick Time Handbook Statement [10+ Employees]: Jersey City, New Jersey
Employment Law Manual
- Other Leaves: Federal, Arizona, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington
- Paid Time Off Benefits: Federal
How To
Podcasts/Webinars
- How Paid Sick Leave Is Affecting Employers
- What the Paid Sick Leave Trend Means for HR
- Make Light Work of the Paid Sick Leave Trends With Your Handbook
Policies and Documents
- Paid Sick Leave Policy
- Sick Leave Policy
- California Paid Sick Leave Poster
- San Francisco, California, Paid Sick Leave Poster
- Emeryville, California, Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Poster
- Oakland, California, Paid Sick Leave Poster
- Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Poster
- District of Columbia Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act Poster
- Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Poster
- Sample Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Policy
- Massachusetts Employee Verification Regarding Authorized Use of Earned Sick Time
- City of East Orange, NJ, Paid Sick Leave Poster
- Jersey City Earned Sick Time Poster
- Montclair, New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Poster
- City of Newark, New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Poster
- City of Passaic, NJ, Paid Sick Leave Poster
- City of Paterson, NJ, Paid Sick Leave Poster
- New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Notice Poster
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Paid Sick Time Poster
- Seattle, Washington Paid Sick and Safe Leave Poster
- Seattle, Washington Paid Sick and Safe Time Model Notice Letter
- Vermont Earned Sick Time Poster