New York employers will soon be required to provide employees accrued sick leave. The New York Sick Leave Law is scheduled to take effect September 30, 2020. Employees, however, will not be entitled to use the sick leave until January 1, 2021. The amount of paid or unpaid sick leave will depend on the employer’s Read more
Pittsburgh In 2015, the City of Pittsburgh passed the Paid Sick Days Act requiring employers to provide sick time to employees. However, the authority to pass the ordinance was challenged in court, delaying implementation. It was not until July 2019 that Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld the city’s authority to pass the ordinance. Effective March 15, Read more
The Vermont Department of Labor has updated two state-mandated workplace postings – the 2020 Vermont Minimum Wage notice and the Earned Sick Time Act notice. The revised 2020 Vermont All-On-One Labor™ Law Poster incorporates both mandatory posting updates as well as any other minor posting changes that have been made since last year. Employers who Read more
With less than two weeks before the effective date of San Antonio’s Paid Sick Leave Ordinance, the City has agreed to review the Ordinance and possibly delay the implementation date. On July 15, 2019, a business coalition initiated an action in Bexar County to challenge the San Antonio Paid Sick Leave Ordinance, arguing that it Read more
On October 12, 2018, Westchester County, New York, enacted a new ordinance titled Earned Sick Leave Law. Starting April 10, 2019, private employers with five or more employees, or one or more domestic workers, will be required to provide paid sick leave. Private employers with less than five employees must provide unpaid sick time. The Read more
On September 5, 2018, the Michigan Legislature approved a proposed ballot measure that requires certain employers to provide employees with paid medical leave. By approving the initiative instead of allowing voters to approve it during the November 2018 election, the state legislature was able to amend the law with only a majority vote and provide Read more
Our readers may recall that earlier this year, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the Earned Sick Leave Act, requiring employers to provide up to 40 hours of paid sick leave to employees in a benefit year. Starting October 29, 2018, New Jersey employees may accrue one hour of earned sick leave for every 30 Read more
On August 16, 2018, San Antonio became the second city in the state of Texas to pass a paid sick leave ordinance. Earlier this year, Austin passed a similar law. The San Antonio Earned Paid Sick Time Ordinance will require employers to provide employees with the ability to accrue and use earned paid sick time Read more
Our blog readers may recall that last November, New York City Mayor signed Int. 1313-A, amending the Earned Sick Time Act. The amendments, which took effect May 5, 2017, allow employees to use safe and sick leave for the care and treatment of themselves or a family member and to seek assistance or take other Read more
On May 2, 2018, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Senate Bill 104, requiring all employers, regardless of size, to provide paid sick time to employees. New Jersey joins Arizona, California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Washington D.C. in requiring private sector employers to provide paid sick leave to their employees. Read more
