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UPDATE Illinois Cook County Paid Leave
We have updated this policy to incorporate recently amended procedural rules.
UPDATE: Washington Paid Sick Leave
The explanatory notes have been revised to discuss payout provisions that apply only to construction workers. The policy has been revised to provide additional detail on the reasons for which employees may use paid sick leave.
UPDATE: Reasonable Accommodations & Interactive Dialogue
We have adjusted the questionnaire to allow for a second point of contact if there is no response from the first point of contact.
UPDATE: Massachusetts Earned Sick Time
We have updated this policy to correct a reference to the title of the Massachusetts Domestic Abuse policy.
UPDATE: Massachusetts: Domestic Abuse Leave
We have adjusted the logic for this policy to ensure that it populates when the user has 50 or more employees total.
UPDATE Connecticut: Leave for Family or Domestic Violence
We are updating this policy to remove outdated information.
UPDATE: California Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Prevention
Cal. S.B. 1137 (2024) clarified that the Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) prohibit discrimination on the basis not just of individual protected traits, but also on the basis of the intersectionality (e.g., combination) of two or more protected traits. We have updated this policy accordingly.
NEW Montana: Probationary Period (Addendum to Introductory Period Policy)
We have added this optional policy to allow employers whose introductory period that is less than 12 months to maximize the period of at-will employment.
NEW Montana: Payment of Wages upon Separation
We have added this optional policy to allow employers to avoid the general obligation to pay final wages immediately to those separated for cause or laid off from employment.
UPDATE: Paid Holidays
We have updated the questionnaire to provide for a choice between Columbus Day and Indigenous People's Day. Neither holiday has to be chosen, but both cannot.