Policy Updates

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UPDATE: Colorado: Overtime

This policy has been updated to add an image of the Colorado COMPS poster.

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UPDATE: Minnesota: St. Paul Earned Sick and Safe Time

This policy was updated to reflect applicability to all employers located in St. Paul.

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UPDATE: Reasonable Accommodations & Interactive Dialogue

We have revised this policy to correct a grammatical error. No substantive changes have been made to the policy.

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UPDATE: New York City: Safe and Sick Leave (includes the New York Paid Sick Leave Law)

We have updated this policy to remove the provisions for the New York City COVID-19 Child Vaccination Time, which expired on December 31, 2022.

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UPDATE: New York State Paid Family Leave

Due to an error in the system, the New York State policy briefly reverted to a version that did not include "sibling" and other updates made in late 2022. Please check your version of the policy to ensure it includes that language and update if necessary.

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UPDATE: Florida Domestic Violence Leave

We have updated the handbook logic to reflect that employers must have 50 employees total for this law to apply.

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UPDATED: California Equal Employment Opportunity

This policy has been updated to move the reasonable accommodation provisions to the new, separate policy. It also adds lactation to the list of protected characteristics.

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UPDATE: Bereavement Leave

We have revised this policy to correct a grammatical error. No substantive changes have been made to the policy.

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UPDATE: Lactation Accommodations

This policy has been updated to reflect the requirements of the Providing Urgent Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act), which removes the undue hardship exception for employers with 50 or more employees nationally. The name has also been changed to better reflect policy content.

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UPDATE: Philadelphia Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault or Stalking Leave

We have revised this policy to correct a grammatical error. No substantive changes have been made to the policy.

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