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After the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) expired, along with its mandate for employers to provide paid sick leave, state and local lawmakers stepped in to fill the gap. Their efforts have created a hodgepodge of temporary mandates requiring employers to pay workers who are sick, need to isolate or quarantine, or are seeking COVID-19 testing or vaccination.
Employers should remember that a number of states and localities also have permanent paid-sick-leave mandates. This interactive chart maps the various state and local paid-sick-leave laws that extend beyond the pandemic and are currently in effect, upcoming or on hold due to legal challenges. The chart does not contain COVID-19 paid-leave laws that are temporarily in place in many states and localities.
The following chart does not include COVID-19 temporary leave laws
State |
Paid-Sick-Leave Laws |
Alabama |
None |
Alaska |
None |
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Statewide Law |
Arizona requires all employers to provide employees with paid sick leave, except to casual babysitters and employees who work for the state or federal government or a parent or sibling. |
Arkansas |
None |
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Statewide Law |
Most employees who work in California for at least 30 hours a year are entitled to accrue one hour of paid leave for every 30 hours worked and use 24 hours or three days a year. |
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Berkeley |
Berkeley has additional paid-sick-leave requirements for employers with workers in the city. |
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Emeryville |
Emeryville has additional paid-sick-leave requirements for employers with workers in the city. |
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Long Beach |
Long Beach requires paid leave for all hotel employees. |
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Los Angeles |
Los Angeles has additional paid-sick-leave requirements for employers with workers in the city and has special requirements for hotel employers. |
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Oakland |
Oakland has additional paid-sick-leave requirements for employers with workers in the city. |
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San Diego |
San Diego has additional paid-sick-leave requirements for employers with workers in the city. |
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San Francisco |
San Francisco has additional paid-sick-leave requirements for employers with workers in the city or county of San Francisco. |
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Santa Monica |
Santa Monica has additional paid-sick-leave requirements for employers with workers in the city. |
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West Hollywood |
West Hollywood has additional paid-sick-leave requirements for employers with hotel workers in the city, effective Jan. 1, 2022, and all employers with workers in the city, effective July 1, 2022. |
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Statewide Law |
Colorado employers with at least 16 employees must provide paid sick leave to employees beginning Jan. 1, 2021, and all other employers must offer such leave beginning Jan. 1, 2022. |
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Statewide Law |
Employers with at least 50 employees in Connecticut (with some exceptions) must provide paid sick leave to nonexempt service workers. |
Delaware |
None |
Florida |
None |
Georgia |
None |
Hawaii |
None |
Idaho |
None |
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Chicago |
All Chicago businesses must provide paid sick leave to employees. |
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Cook County |
Many employers are required to provide paid sick leave to employees in Cook County, but the law has exceptions for federal, state and local government employees and certain construction workers who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Municipalities in Cook County may have opted out of the mandate. |
Indiana |
None |
Kansas |
None |
Kentucky |
None |
Louisiana |
None |
|
Statewide Law |
Maine requires employers with at least 10 employees in the state to provide paid time off that can be used for any reason, including emergencies, illnesses and vacations. |
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Statewide Law |
Maryland requires employers with at least 15 employees to provide paid sick leave, and employers with 14 or fewer employees must provide unpaid sick leave. |
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Montgomery County |
Most employers in Montgomery County are required to provide paid sick leave to employees who work in the county. |
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Statewide Law |
Most employers are required to provide paid sick leave to employees who primarily work in Massachusetts. The law has exceptions for employees of the federal government, Massachusetts cities and towns, and some educational institutions. |
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Statewide Law |
Most private employers with at least 50 employees must provide their nonexempt employees in Michigan with paid sick leave. |
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Statewide Law |
Effective Jan. 1, 2024, all employees, including part-time and temporary employees, may accrue up to 48 hours of ESSL per year at a minimum of one hour of ESSL for every 30 hours worked. The law applies to any business or person with one or more employees. |
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Bloomington |
Employers with at least five employees must provide paid sick leave to their employees who work in Bloomington. |
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Duluth |
Employers with at least five employees must provide paid sick leave to their employees who work in Duluth. |
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Minneapolis |
Employers with at least six employees must provide paid sick leave to their employees who work in Minneapolis. Employers with five or fewer employees must provide unpaid sick leave. |
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St. Paul |
Employers that maintain a physical presence (such as a brick-and-mortar location) in St. Paul must provide paid sick time. The ordinance does not apply to federal or state government employees. |
Mississippi |
None |
Missouri |
None |
Montana |
None |
Nebraska |
None |
|
Statewide Law |
Most private employers with at least 50 employees in Nevada must provide paid leave accruals at a rate of 0.01923 hour for each hour of work performed. Leave broadly can be used for any reason, including vacation time. |
New Hampshire |
None |
|
Statewide Law |
Most employers are required to provide paid sick leave to workers in New Jersey, though the law has exceptions for construction workers who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and per-diem health care employees. |
|
Statewide Law |
Many employees in New Mexico will be provided up to 64 hours of leave a year starting July 1, 2022. |
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Statewide Law |
Most employers with five or more employees or a net income of more than $1 million must provide paid sick leave to employees in New York. Employers with four or fewer employees and a net income of $1 million or less must provide unpaid sick leave. |
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New York City |
New York City has additional paid-sick-leave requirements for employers with workers in the city. |
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Westchester County |
Westchester County has additional paid-sick-leave requirements for employers with workers in the county. |
North Carolina |
None |
North Dakota |
None |
Oklahoma |
None |
|
Statewide Law |
Most employers with at least 10 employees must provide paid sick leave to workers in Oregon. Employers with at least six employees must provide such leave if they have operations in Portland. Smaller employers must provide unpaid leave. |
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Allegheny County |
Allegheny County has a paid-sick-leave ordinance, effective Dec. 15, 2021. However, while the ordinance is active and enforceable, fines may not be imposed for violations until one year after the effective date, i.e., Dec. 15, 2022. |
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Philadelphia |
Most employers with at least 10 employees must provide paid sick leave to workers in Philadelphia. Smaller employers must provide unpaid leave. |
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Pittsburgh |
Most private employers must provide paid sick leave to workers in Pittsburgh. Accruals are capped at different rates depending on employer size. |
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Statewide Law |
Most employers with at least 18 employees must provide paid sick leave to workers in Rhode Island. Smaller employers must provide unpaid leave. |
South Carolina |
None |
South Dakota |
None |
Tennessee |
None |
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Austin |
Austin passed a paid-sick-leave law that has been blocked by a court. |
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Dallas |
Dallas passed a paid-sick-leave law that has been blocked by a court. |
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San Antonio |
San Antonio passed a paid-sick-leave law that has been blocked by a court. |
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Statewide Law |
With some exceptions, Vermont provides paid sick leave to employees who work in the state for a weekly average of 18 hours or more during the year. |
Virginia |
None |
|
Statewide Law |
Many employees in Washington are entitled to earn 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 40 hours worked. |
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SeaTac |
A special law applies to the transportation and hospitality industries in the city of SeaTac, which surrounds the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. |
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Seattle |
Seattle provides additional paid sick leave through a tiered system based on employer size. |
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Tacoma |
Tacoma has paid-sick-leave requirements for employers with workers in the city. |
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District Law |
Many employers in Washington, D.C., are required to provide paid sick leave, though the law has exceptions for federal employees and some other categories. Accruals vary based on employer size. |
West Virginia |
None |
Wisconsin |
None |
Wyoming |
None |