Policy Updates

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UPDATE: Paid Sick Leave for Covered Federal Contractors and Subcontractors

We are refining the underlying logic for this policy and making stylistic changes for consistency.

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

We are updating this policy to reflect amendments effective February 22, 2026.

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UPDATE New York City Temporary Schedule Change

We are updating this policy to note amendments effective February 22, 2026, which may result in elimination of the policy. 

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UPDATE Travel Time for Non-Exempt Employees

We have updated this policy to refine language related to the compensability of commuting time to different worksites.

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UPDATE New York Jury Duty Leave

We have adjusted the logic to ensure that the national jury duty policy populates for employers with less than 10 employees.

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UPDATE Connecticut Non-Harassment

We have adjusted the logic to ensure that the national harassment policy populates for employers with between 1 and 2 employees in Connecticut.

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NEW Minnesota: Paid Leave

We have added this new policy to cover the provisions of the Minnesota Paid Leave law effective January 1, 2026.

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UPDATE: MD Montgomery Co. Earned Sick & Safe Leave (For Employees Covered Under MD Healthy Working

We have refined the retaliation provision of this policy.

 

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UPDATE: Maryland Earned Sick and Safe Leave

We have refined the retaliation provision of this policy.

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UPDATE Massachusetts: Non-Harassment

We have adjusted the logic to ensure that the national harassment policy populates for employers with between 1 and 5 employees in Massachusetts.

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