Mandated State Sick Pay

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The world of employee benefits is constantly changing, and staying informed is crucial for both compliance and employee satisfaction. While the stalled Healthy Families Act never made its mark at the federal level, state, city, and county legislators have stepped in, creating a complex and ever-evolving patchwork of paid sick leave laws. Understanding these regulations is essential for employers, especially those with multi-state operations or remote teams. This webinar will provide a deep dive into the latest developments, ensuring you’re equipped to navigate these changes effectively.

From state-specific paid sick leave policies to government-managed medical leave programs, we’ll explore the nuances that impact businesses and employees alike. You’ll gain insights into how sick leave interacts with other leave types, such as Family, Medical, and Disability leave, and discover key trends that could shape future policies. Whether you’re an HR professional, business owner, or benefits manager, this session will give you the tools you need to stay ahead and offer the best support to your workforce.

Your Benefits for Attending:
  • State-Specific Insights: Gain a comprehensive understanding of which states have enacted paid sick leave policies and how they are adapting to post-pandemic-related challenges.
  • Government-Managed Leave Programs: Learn about medical leave programs run by state governments and how they differ from standard sick leave.
  • Understanding Leave Overlaps: Explore how sick leave intersects with Family, Medical, and Disability leave, and what it means for compliance and employee benefits.
Why Attend?

With employee benefits laws varying widely across the U.S., businesses need to stay proactive to ensure compliance and maintain a competitive edge. This webinar will help you navigate the complexities of paid leave policies, avoid common pitfalls, and implement best practices to support your workforce effectively.

  1. Introduction 00:01:19
  2. Agenda 00:02:09
  3. Why This Topic Now? 00:02:43
  4. Why Care - Shortage Of Workers 00:04:26
  5. Why Care - Women Affected Disproportionately 00:06:00
  6. States With Mandated Sick Leave Laws 00:09:33
  7. Not Just States, Over 40 Cities And Counties Too 00:11:38
  8. Got Out Of State Remote Workers? 00:24:03
  9. States With Mandated “Sick” Leave Laws, Administered By The State 00:26:41
  10. Status Of PFL Laws 00:27:43
  11. Common Elements 00:33:35
  12. Additional Common Elements 00:37:15
  13. My State, County, and City Has Some Type Of Paid Leave Mandate. Now What? 00:04:10
  14. Is COVID-Leave Still A Legal Time Off Issue 00:47:12
  15. Speaking Of Covid & Mandatory Testing 00:55:36
  16. New Paid Family And Medical Leave Programs (PMFL) 00:59:57
  17. For Example: Connecticut CTFMLA, CTPL 01:02:12
  18. Temporary Disability: State STD Benefits 01:05:04
  19. California Short Term Disability 01:05:53
  20. Hawaii Short Term Disability 01:06:34
  21. New Jersey Short Term Disability 01:07:13
  22. New York Short Term Disability 01:07:40
  23. Rhode Island Temporary Disability 01:08:31
  24. Tangled Web Of Sick Leave Laws 01:09:16
  25. FMLA Applies To All Business 01:09:35
  26. Case Study From XpertHR 01:11:29
  27. Case Study From XpertHR Continued 01:13:27
  28. Understand The “Sick” Laws That Affect Your Business 01:14:43
  29. Healthy Families Act  - Stalled 01:17:03
  30. Final Tips 01:19:30
  31. PS: Keep An Eye On New Laws 01:25:46
  32. Next Steps Or Action Plan 01:26:50
  33. Additional Resources 01:28:04
  34. Presentation Closure 01:39:41
  • Wendy Sellers

    Wendy Sellers

    Wendy Sellers, MHR, MHA, SHRM-SCP, SPHR has 25 years of experience in HR, change management, operations, strategy, corporate culture, and leadership development in all size businesses (local startup to global enterprise) in a wide variety of industries including healthcare, professional services, hi [...]

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  • CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 00:
  • COVID-19 00:47:12, 00:47:19, 00:55:55
  • FMLA - Family and Medical Leave Act 00:34:58,00:38:45, 01:09:38
  • OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) 00:59:32
  • PFML - Paid Family and Medical Leave 00:50:37, 00:50:54, 00:51:02, 1:00:22
  • STD - Short-Term Disability 01:05:04, 01:05:29, 01:05:43, 01:05:58, 01:07:17
  • Pregnant Workers Fairness Act 01:26:00

CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the national public health agency of the United States. It is a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services, and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

COVID-19: COVID-19 (coronavirus) is an illness caused by a virus that can spread from person to person. The virus that causes COVID–19 is a new coronavirus that has spread throughout the world. COVID-19 symptoms can range from mild (or no symptoms) to severe.

FMLA - Family and Medical Leave Act: The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 is a United States labor law requiring covered employers to provide employees with job-protected and unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons.

OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration): To ensure safe and healthful working conditions for workers by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.

PFML - Paid Family and Medical Leave: Paid family and medical leave (PFML) is a program designed to help people take paid time off of work for family or medical reasons.

STD - Short-Term Disability 00:: Short-term disability is an income replacement benefit that provides a percentage of pre-disability earnings on a weekly basis when employees are out of work on a disability claim. It typically covers off-the-job accidents and illnesses that workers' compensation would not cover.

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The landscape of mandated paid sick leave has expanded dramatically over the past decade, with a growing number of states enacting laws that require employers to provide paid sick time to employees. Rather than a single federal standard (the Healthy Families Act has remained stalled), the result is a complex patchwork of state, city, and county laws with varying accrual rates, eligible uses, employer size thresholds, and notice requirements. Beyond state laws, over 40 cities and counties have enacted their own paid sick leave mandates—sometimes more generous than state law—creating multi-layered compliance obligations for employers operating across jurisdictions. Employers with remote workers in multiple states face particular complexity, as the employee's location—not the employer's—typically determines which law applies. Wendy Sellers' Mandated State Sick Pay webinar, available through Aurora Training Advantage, provides HR professionals and business owners with a current, comprehensive review of which states have enacted paid sick leave and what each law requires.
The intersection of mandated sick leave with FMLA, short-term disability, and paid family and medical leave creates a web of compliance complexity that trips up even experienced HR professionals. When an employee's sick leave qualifies for FMLA, employers must generally run the leaves concurrently—the employee uses their accrued sick leave while FMLA's job protection clock runs simultaneously. However, state sick leave laws may have different definitions of qualifying conditions, varying notice requirements, and different interaction rules with existing PTO policies. Where states have enacted Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) programs—administered by the state government rather than the employer—these interact with FMLA in yet another layer. Short-term disability (STD) programs in California, Hawaii, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island add further complexity. Wendy Sellers' Mandated State Sick Pay webinar walks HR professionals through these interactions with practical case studies, ensuring their leave administration practices are both legally compliant and operationally coherent across all applicable law types.
State-administered Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) programs are government-run insurance programs that provide wage replacement to employees who take leave for qualifying family or medical reasons—funded through employer and/or employee payroll contributions rather than direct employer payment. They differ from standard employer-provided sick leave in several important ways: they typically provide much longer benefit periods (up to 12 weeks in many states), cover a broader range of qualifying events (including bonding with a new child or caring for a seriously ill family member), and are administered by state agencies rather than HR departments. States with active PFML programs include California, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Washington, Oregon, and others—each with different benefit amounts, qualifying periods, and employee eligibility rules. Employers must understand how PFML interacts with their own sick and PTO policies, and whether they are required to maintain employee benefits during PFML leave. Wendy Sellers' Mandated State Sick Pay webinar provides detailed coverage of state PFML programs and their operational implications for HR.
Remote work has transformed sick leave compliance from a single-jurisdiction challenge into a multi-state management problem. Because most state and local sick leave laws apply based on where the employee performs work—not where the employer is headquartered—an employer with remote workers in ten states may have up to ten different sets of sick leave obligations to track simultaneously. Best practices for multi-state remote employers include: conducting a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction compliance audit identifying all applicable sick leave laws for each employee location; designing a tracking system (within the HRIS or a separate leave management tool) that captures accruals and usage under each applicable law; developing a leave policy that establishes a baseline that can be supplemented where local law requires more; and monitoring legislative changes in each applicable jurisdiction on an ongoing basis. Some employers choose to offer a single, unified paid time off policy that meets or exceeds all applicable minimums, simplifying administration. Wendy Sellers' Mandated State Sick Pay webinar provides a practical framework for multi-state sick leave compliance that HR professionals can implement immediately.
Despite the variation in state sick leave laws, several common elements appear across most mandates that HR professionals can use as a starting framework for compliance. Most laws cover employees who work a minimum number of hours in the jurisdiction, though coverage thresholds vary. Accrual is most commonly set at one hour of sick leave for every 30 or 40 hours worked, with an annual accrual cap. Permitted uses typically include the employee's own illness or medical appointments, care for a family member's illness, and leave related to domestic violence or public health emergencies. Most laws require employers to provide notice—through postings, employee handbooks, or pay stubs—of employees' sick leave rights. Anti-retaliation provisions protecting employees who use mandated sick leave are universal. Carry-over requirements vary: some states require accrued but unused sick leave to roll over; others allow a 'use-it-or-lose-it' approach with certain caps. Wendy Sellers' Mandated State Sick Pay webinar provides a detailed breakdown of these common elements alongside the important variations HR professionals must track for their specific operating jurisdictions.