State Mandates

Are your sick leave practices ready for upcoming compliance changes?

New York City has adopted amended final rules regarding paid and unpaid sick/safe time requirements. The new rules take effect July 23, 2026.

Most of the changes reflect the requirements that became effective earlier this year and the guidance previously issued by the City. However…

New Jersey employers:

Recent amendments to the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA), which take effect on July 17, 2026, expand leave protections for employees and compliance obligations for employers. The NJFLA provides employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job protected leave within a 24-month period to bond with a new child or…

Attention Illinois employers:

The Illinois Family Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Act (NICLA) will become effective on June 1, 2026. This law provides unpaid leave to parents with infants in the NICU. The requirement applies to employers with 16 or more employees and provides up to 10 days of unpaid leave if an employer has between…

Attention Maine employers:

Starting May 1, 2026, benefits become available to Maine employees under the state’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program. Maine’s PFML law provides eligible employees with up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave for medical, bonding, family care, and safety needs. PFML applies to the majority of employers regardless of size…

Washington State Employers:

Last Monday, the Governor signed a new law, WA HB 2355, establishing labor protections for domestic workers, which are defined as workers who perform at least four hours of work per month in a private residence as a nanny, childcare provider, home care worker, housekeeper, cook, gardener, or household manager. Certain exceptions…

New Jersey Employers:

Recently enacted legislation expands employee rights under the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA). Effective July 17, 2026, the expanded law lowers the employer coverage minimum to 15 employees and reduces employee eligibility requirements to three months of employment and 250 hours worked in the preceding 12 months.

It may also expand…

WA Employers: As you may be aware, Washington employers with 15 or more employees (whether or not in Washington provided that one employee works in Washington) must disclose the wage scale, salary range, and benefits information in all Washington job postings.

The requirement applies if the position can be filled by a Washington-based employee, including…

Washington State Enacts New Layoff-Notification Requirements Next Month

Effective July 27, 2025, employers with employees in Washington State will be bound by new mini-WARN Act requirements. This legislative term, Washington signed SB 5525, known as the “Securing Timely Notification and Benefits for Laid-Off Employees Act”.

Under the new law, employers of 50 or more employees in…