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What Changes Will California Employees See With Paid Leave Laws in 2025?

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In 2025, California is continuing to spearhead efforts to expand employees’ rights. Assembly Bill 2499 (AB 2499), Assembly Bill 2123 (AB 2123), and Senate Bill 1090 (SB 1090) are prime examples of these efforts, providing...more

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Washington State Expands Paid Sick Leave Law To Include Coverage for Immigration Proceedings and Hate Crime Victims

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As we have previously discussed, state paid sick leave laws continue expanding. In 2025, states which previously had no sick leave requirements (Nebraska and Alaska) will now require employers to provide employees with paid...more

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Upcoming 2026 Pittsburgh’s Amendments to the Paid Sick Days Act

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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...more

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The Latest Changes to Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time Statute

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On June 14th, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed into law, S.F. No. 17, which once again included amendments to Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) law that went into effect in January 2024....more

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Nebraska Governor Signs Amendment to State's Paid Sick Leave Law

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As discussed in our January 2025 update, the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, which requires employers to provide paid sick leave to qualified employees, goes into effect October 1, 2025. On June 4, 2025,...more

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Paid Leave Laws Keep Employers on Their Toes

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Within the past ten years or so, there has been an uptick in states adopting laws concerning paid sick leave. As a result, multi-state employers have become accustomed to having to closely monitor the adoption of laws in the...more

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New York Ends COVID-19 Sick Leave Requirements

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Effective July 31, 2025, New York will no longer require employers to provide paid sick leave to employees who contract COVID-19. As discussed in our prior alert, New York has required employers to provide COVID-19 leave...more

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State Sick Leave Changes; No Sign of Slowing

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As 2025 continues, the state sick leave law landscape continues to change, posing ongoing challenges for multistate employers. On July 10, 2025, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed legislation repealing the state’s sick leave...more

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Governor Kehoe Signs Repeal of State Paid Sick Leave Law

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On May 14, 2025, the Missouri Legislature repealed the brand new paid sick leave law (the “Sick Leave Law”) that voters approved last November. Governor Kehoe’s July 10, 2025 signature officially enacts that repeal and begins...more

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Missouri Governor Signs Bill Repealing Paid Sick Leave Law and Revising Minimum Wage Update Schedule – What Now?

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On July 10, 2025, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed into law HB 567, which repeals the statewide paid sick leave law voters approved at the November 2024 election that took effect on May 1, 2025, and eliminates the...more

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Pittsburgh Amends Paid Sick Days Act to Provide Greater Benefits for Employees

In June 2025, the Pittsburgh City Council approved an ordinance that amends the Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act (“PSDA”) to significantly increase the number of hours of paid sick leave employers must provide to eligible...more

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Alaska’s New Paid Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Law Takes Effect

Ballot Measure 1, passed by voters in the 2025 general election, is a voter initiative that (1) increases the minimum wage, (2) establishes the Alaska Paid Sick Leave Act (“Act”) to provide a minimum paid sick leave benefit...more

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If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 133: Alaska Paid Sick Leave Law Went Into Effect YESTERDAY

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As we previously reported, in November 2024, Alaska voters approved a paid sick leave ballot initiative that called for a statewide paid sick leave law to go into effect July 1, 2025....more

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Philadelphia Employers Face New Requirements Under the POWER Act

The City of Philadelphia recently enacted the Protect Our Workers, Enforce Rights Act (“POWER Act”), which imposes a variety of new requirements for most employers operating within the City limits. The POWER Act extends...more

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An Overview of Legislation Affecting Employers Passed by the 2025 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly

The 2025 Regular Session of the Connecticut General Assembly, which concluded on June 4, 2025, was not especially prolific in terms of the volume of labor-and employment-related bills passed.  ...more

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New York City Amends ESSTA: New Prenatal Leave Mandates for Employers

All private sector employers in New York must provide eligible employees with 20 hours of paid prenatal leave under the New York Paid Sick Leave Law. Employers must now review and ensure their policies and practices comply...more

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New Philadelphia Ordinance Aims to EmPOWER Employees

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On May 27, 2025, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker signed the Protect Our Workers, Enforce Rights Act (POWER Act). The ordinance, found here, aims to enhance protections related to paid sick leave, wage theft, and domestic...more

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Washington Employment Law Updates

A series of employment-related bills have become law and will go into effect in the coming months and years. These new bills contain some significant changes that will likely affect most Washington employers. Understanding...more

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Joins the Over-40 Club for Paid Sick Leave

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On June 12, 2025, Mayor Ed Gainey signed into law an amendment to the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s Paid Sick Days Act (PSDA) that changes the accrual requirements and amount of paid sick leave that must be provided under the...more

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Philadelphia POWER Act Affects Paid Sick Leave Obligations

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On May 27, 2025, the mayor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania signed into law File # 250065, which took effect immediately. Although the ordinance amended a variety of local employment standards, our focus is their impact on the...more

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Knowledge Is POWER: Here’s How Philadelphia Businesses Can Comply With The City’s New Employment Protections

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Philadelphia employers now face more investigations and stiffer punishment under a new law the mayor approved last week. The POWER Act, signed on May 27 and taking effect immediately, adds sweeping worker protections...more

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Significant Changes for Alaska Employers, including Minimum Wage Increases and Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Programs, Begin July 1,...

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In November 2024, Alaskan voters passed Ballot Measure 1. The law takes effect July 1, 2025, and has three main provisions: (1) increasing the minimum wage now and into the future (which also impacts exempt salary levels),...more

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If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 131: Missouri Legislature Passes Bill Repealing State Paid Sick Time Law

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Following a successful ballot initiative in November 2024 known as Proposition A, the Missouri Earned Paid Sick Time Law went into effect as scheduled on May 1, 2025. However, the law has come under fire on multiple fronts in...more

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Paid Sick Leave Act Repeal Clears Missouri Legislature

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Late on May 14, 2025, the Missouri Senate majority invoked a rarely used procedural tool to advance a vote on House Bill 567, which would repeal the Missouri Paid Sick Leave Act (or Proposition A). As passed by Missouri...more

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Missouri Legislature Passes Bill Repealing Paid Sick Leave Mandate and Amending Minimum Wage Law: What Employers Need to Know

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In the evening hours of May 14, 2025, the Missouri Senate passed House Bill 567 (the Bill) which effectively repeals the requirements of Proposition A. The Senate adopted the House version of the Bill without adding any...more

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