Paid Sick Leave & PTO Payout Law Watch

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only confirmed, source-backed items from the last 7 days: paid sick, safe and bereavement leave laws passed, expanded, repealed or taking effect by state or city with accrual rates, caps, carryover and dates; PTO payout at separation, use-it-or-lose-it and forfeiture rule changes and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.