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UPDATE Connecticut Leave for Family or Domestic Violence

We have updated this policy to include trafficking in persons as a covered reason for leave effective October 1, 2025.

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UPDATE Alaska Paid Sick Leave

We have refined this policy to account for final regulations.

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UPDATE Illinois Military Leave Act

We have consolidated the Illinois Military Leave policies and adjusted the logic accordingly.

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UPDATE: Washington Tacoma Paid Leave

We have updated this policy to add being a victim of a hate crime as a reason for leave effective January 1, 2026.

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UPDATE: Seattle Paid Sick & Safe Time (For Employees Also Covered Under Washington Paid Sick Leave)

We have updated this policy to add being a victim of a hate crime as a reason for leave effective January 1, 2026.

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UPDATE: Washington Paid Sick Leave

We have updated this policy to add being a victim of a hate crime as a reason for leave effective January 1, 2026.

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UPDATE Hawaii Pregnancy Accommodations

We have updated this policy to reflect the provisions of revised regulations.

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REMOVED Missouri Earned Paid Sick Time

We have removed the Missouri Earned Paid Sick Time policy because the law is no longer in effect.

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NEW Illinois Family Neonatal Intensive Care Leave

We have added this new optional policy to reflect the requirements of the Illinois Family Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Act which, as of June 1, 2026, requires employers to provide an employee with up to 10-20 days of unpaid leave, depending on employer size, to care for the employee’s child who is a patient in a neonatal intensive care unit.

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UPDATE Illinois Military Leave Act

We added provisions for funeral honors detail leave to the Illinois Family Military Leave policy and consolidated the two versions of the policies into one policy.

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