Paid Sick Leave & PTO Payout Law Watch

Why this is recommended

A law that gives 40 hours of paid sick time starting January 1, a payout rule that makes $3,000 of accrued PTO owed at separation, a ballot measure that passed in the member's state, or a settlement for denied leave are each worth the membership many times over, and employers do not announce them.

What the Tab covers

Who it is for

The 30 million workers without paid sick leave, the millions whose state just passed it and everyone leaving a job with 80 hours of PTO on the books.

When it runs

Legislatures and labor departments act on weekdays and accruals post with each paycheck

Scope

State and city paid sick, safe and bereavement leave laws with accrual, caps, carryover and effective dates; state PTO payout, use-it-or-lose-it and forfeiture rules; ballot measures; policy changes at employers with 10,000 or more staff; state labor department enforcement and settlements; part-time, seasonal and gig coverage; frontloading rules; state preemption of local laws; federal contractor sick leave rules

Suggested task

The objective your Tab starts with. You can edit every line of it once the Tab is yours.

Paid sick leave law passage, expansion and repeal by state and city with accrual rates, caps and effective dates, PTO payout at separation rules and use-it-or-lose-it laws by state, ballot measure results on sick leave, employer policy changes at large companies, enforcement actions and settlements for denied leave, safe leave and bereavement leave additions, part-time and gig worker coverage changes, frontloading and carryover rules and preemption fights between states and cities, with the jurisdiction or employer first and the days or dollars in the title.

Track paid sick leave and PTO rules in the United States. Report only confirmed, source-backed items from the last 7 days: paid sick, safe and bereavement leave laws passed, expanded, repealed or taking effect by state or city with accrual rates, caps, carryover and dates; PTO payout at separation, use-it-or-lose-it and forfeiture rule changes and rulings by state; ballot measure results on leave; sick leave and PTO policy changes at employers with 10,000 or more staff confirmed by the employer; state labor department enforcement actions and settlements for denied leave; part-time, seasonal and gig worker coverage changes; frontloading and carryover rule changes; state preemption actions against local laws; and federal contractor leave rule changes. Prefer state and city legislatures and labor departments, secretaries of state for ballot results, court documents, employer announcements and established employment reporting; ignore law-firm marketing and unpassed bills without a vote. Put the jurisdiction or employer first in the title with the hours or dollars and the date. Use high severity for a law taking effect within 90 days in a state with 5 million or more workers, a payout rule change, or a settlement with a claims process. Return no more than 6 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for what changed, who it affects, what to do, the date, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.