Policy Updates
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UPDATE Illinois Lactation Breaks
We have updated this policy to remove outdated information regarding changes effective January 1, 2026, that are now included in the main text of the policy.
UPDATE Minnesota: Minneapolis Sick and Safe Time
We have updated this policy to remove outdated information regarding changes effective January 1, 2026, that are now included in the main text of the policy.
UPDATE New York City Safe and Sick Leave (includes the New York Paid Sick Leave Law)
We have updated this policy to reflect updated guidance pertaining to the amendments effective February 22, 2026.
UPDATE Illinois Family Neonatal Intensive Care Leave
We have updated the logic for this policy to ensure that it populates for employers with 16 or more employees nationally and 1 in Illinois.
UPDATE Oregon Family and Medical Leave for Employers Not Covered by the FMLA
We have updated this policy to clarify the circumstances in which an employer can require verification of the basis for absence.
UPDATE: Oregon Family and Medical Leave
We have updated this policy to clarify the circumstances in which an employer can require verification of the basis for absence.
NEW Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave (for Employers Using the State Plan)
We have updated this policy to reflect revised agency guidance regarding the ability of an employee to supplement benefits with accrued paid time off.
UPDATE Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave (for Employers Using a Private Plan)
We have updated this policy to reflect revised agency guidance regarding the ability of an employee to supplement benefits with accrued paid time off.
UPDATE: Maine: Family and Medical Leave
We have updated the policy text and advisory notes (Explain this to me) to include changes to the Maine Family and Medical Leave Act (MFMLA) expanding the definition of family member to allow an eligible employee to take MFMLA leave to care for a grandchild or a domestic partner’s grandchild, effective September 14, 2021.
UPDATE Delaware Paid Family Leave
We have updated the explanatory notes for this policy to include additional information regarding a newly covered employer’s obligation to provide notice of coverage.