Paid Time Off Benefits

New and Updated

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Other Leaves: California

  Updated to include victim leave for hotel workers in Santa Monica.

• Date:

  August 9, 2022

  Type:

  News

  Many Employees Working During Vacation, Study Finds

  A new study on how employee use vacation time found that nearly half of employees reported working one or more hours per day while on vacation.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Other Leaves: Illinois

  Updated to reflect forthcoming amendments regarding bereavement leave.

• Type:

  Employee Handbooks

  Vacation Handbook Statement: Colorado

  Updated threshold, statement and guidance to reflect rules clarifying the definition of vacation pay, effective January 1, 2022.

• Type:

  Employee Handbooks

  Vacation/Paid Time Off (PTO) Handbook Statement: North Dakota

  Updated threshold, statement and guidance to clarify requirements regarding payout of vacation/paid time off at termination of employment.

• Type:

  Leading Practice Guides

  Supporting Employees With Paid Time Off Benefits

  Enhanced to add information on the importance of offering paid time off, why employees may not take time away from work and leadership's role in creating a culture that supports taking time away from work.

• Type:

  50-State Charts

  Vacation and Paid Time Off Benefits by State

  Updated to reflect the addition of the New Mexico Vacation/Paid Time Off (PTO) Handbook Statement.

• Type:

  Employee Handbooks

  Vacation Handbook Statement: California

  Updated statement and guidance to address forced use of vacation and payout of vacation time.

• Type:

  Employee Handbooks

  Vacation/Paid Time Off (PTO) Handbook Statement: New Mexico

  New Mexico employers that elect to pay vacation or paid time off (PTO) upon termination should include this statement in their handbook to indicate that New Mexico employees will receive pay for accrued but unused vacation or PTO upon termination of employment.

• Type:

  Editor's Choice

  Mental Health and the Workplace

  XpertHR offers many tools and resources to help an employer address mental health issues in the workplace.