The Governor of Puerto Rico declared a public health emergency due to high levels of influenza triggering an additional five days of paid sick leave for certain employees. Read more from our Puerto Rico colleagues here.
Paid Sick Leave
End of Missouri’s Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Is Quickly Approaching
By Thomas E. Berry, Jr. & Morgan Knott on
Posted in Paid Sick Leave
As of August 28, 2025, paid sick leave will no longer be required in Missouri. Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed House Bill 567, officially repealing Missouri’s voter-enacted paid sick leave law.
Under Missouri’s short-lived paid sick leave law, beginning May 1, 2025, employers were required to provide employees with one hour of paid sick…
Upcoming 2026 Pittsburgh’s Amendments to the Paid Sick Days Act
By Preeya Bansal & Jackson Lewis P.C. on
Posted in Paid Sick Leave
On June 10, 2025, the City of Pittsburgh enacted amendments to its Paid Sick Days Act (PSDA), which will take effect on January 1, 2026. Since March 2020, Pittsburgh has required employers with 15 or more employees to provide at least 40 hours of paid sick leave per year, while employers with fewer than 15…
Nebraska’s New Sick Leave Law Explained
Posted in Paid Sick Leave
On June 4, 2025, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed LB415, which amends the Nebraska Healthy Workplaces and Families Act (“HWFA”). Initially passed via ballot initiative in November 2024, the HWFA mandates paid sick leave for most employers and employees in the state—40 hours per year for employers with between 11 and 19 employees, and 56…
Missouri’s Paid Sick Leave and Portions of the Minimum Wage Increase Repealed
Posted in Paid Sick Leave
On May 14, 2025, the Missouri Senate passed a bill (HB 567) repealing the paid sick leave requirement along with a portion of the minimum wage increase included in Proposition A, which voters approved on November 5, 2024. Passage required Missouri employers to allow employees to accrue, and use paid sick leave for qualifying reasons…
Missouri’s Paid Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Increase: Legislature, Court Challenges Continue
By Thomas E. Berry, Jr., Jay Dade & Morgan Knott on
Posted in Leave, Paid Sick Leave
On Nov. 5, 2024, Missouri voters approved Proposition A, which included a new statewide paid sick leave law and an increase to the minimum wage. The paid sick leave requirement is set to go into effect on May 1, 2025, while the $13.75 per hour minimum wage took effect on Jan. 1, 2025.
On March…
2025 Updates to Washington’s Paid Sick Leave Law: What Employers Need to Know
By Michael A. Griffin & Jessica M. Cox on
Posted in Paid Sick Leave
Washington expanded the covered uses and definition of a family member under Washington’s paid sick leave law effective January 1, 2025.
Under Washington’s paid sick leave law employers must provide non-exempt employees with at least one hour of paid sick leave for every 40 hours the employee works. Leave accrual is not capped, which means…
Proposed Rules for Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time Law: Key Insights for Employers
Posted in Earned Sick Leave, Paid Sick Leave
Over a year after Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) law went into effect in January 2024, Minnesota’s Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) recently published proposed permanent rules (the Proposed Rules) that, if adopted, will regulate the ESST law. Although the rules are not yet final, they offer insights for employers on DLI’s…
Amendments to Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Law
Posted in Paid Sick Leave
Employers with employees in Michigan need to be aware of immediate changes to the state’s Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA). Under the amended ESTA, paid earned sick time begins to accrue as of Feb. 21, 2025.Our article, Last-Minute Changes to Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Law: What Employers Need to Know, highlights key aspects of…
California Employers’ Paid Sick Leave Questions Answered
By Kurtis R. Urien on
Posted in Paid Sick Leave
Compliance with California’s paid sick leave law grew increasingly complex this year with new legislative developments. The Labor Commission updated its Frequently Asked Questions Page for California Paid Sick Leave to address these changes. Our article, New FAQs on California Paid Sick Leave Unveiled | California Workplace Law Blog, identifies highlights from the FAQs…