Paid Time Off Benefits

New and Updated

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Other Leaves: Illinois

  Updated to reflect forthcoming Paid Leave for All Workers Act.

• Type:

  Employee Handbooks

  Paid Time Off - Hotel Workers Handbook Statement: Los Angeles, California

  Updated threshold and guidance to reflect an amended definition of hotel that expands employer coverage under the Citywide Hotel Worker Minimum Wage Ordinance.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Other Leaves: California

  Updated to reflect San Francisco Military Leave Pay Protection Act, operative February 19, 2023.

• Date:

  January 20, 2023

  Type:

  News

  Illinois Poised to Enact Paid Leave for All Workers

  Paid leave soon will be available to nearly all Illinois workers, as a result of the state legislature's recent passage of the Paid Leave for All Workers Act.

• Type:

  Employee Handbooks

  Vacation Handbook Statement: Maine

  Maine employers with 11 or more employees that provide paid vacation should consider including this statement in their handbook to indicate that Maine employees will receive pay for accrued but unused vacation upon termination of employment as required by state law.

• 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:

  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 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.

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  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.