U.S. Paid Sick Leave Laws by State

U.S. Paid Sick Leave Laws by State

Paid Sick Leave Laws by State

UPDATE (03/18/20): Congress just passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which requires certain employers across the country to provide paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for anybody impacted by COVID-19. Read more about the details in the “Pending Paid Sick Leave for Coronavirus and Beyond” below.

The recent novel Coronavirus outbreak in the United States has quickly turned the concept of paid sick leave into a high priority throughout the country.

Although paid sick leave has always been a highly sought-after benefit for those in the work force, there is no federally mandated paid sick leave law. Instead, these laws are generally implemented on a state-by-state, county-by-country, and even city-by-city basis.

Which states have paid sick leave laws? With the help of visual data firm 1Point21 Interactive, we created a comprehensive interactive map of all states in the country that provide mandatory paid sick leave law to qualified employees.

Hover over each state to find more details regarding paid sick leave laws in each state.

Currently, only 12 states and Washington D.C. have paid sick leave laws in place. Of those 12, three – California, Maryland, and Washington – have local laws in place for specific cities within each state. Five states – Pennsylvania, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, and Texas – only have local laws mandating paid sick leave.

A State by State Look At Paid Sick Leave Laws

The following table provides extensive details for each state’s paid sick leave laws. It is important to note that each state has varying statutes regarding:

Covered employers
Covered employees
Accrual rates and any associated annual caps
Maximum annual usage of paid sick leave

State	State Law?	Covered Employers	Covered Employees	Accrual	Max usage per year
Alabama	None
Alaska	None
Arizona	Yes	All	All	1 hour for every 30 hours worked	employers with 15+ employees: 40 hours employers with 1-15 employees: 24 hours
Arkansas	None
California	Yes	1 or more employees who work more than 30 days in a year	employees who work 30 or more days per year	1 hour for every 30 hours worked.	24 hours or three days
Colorado	None
Connecticut	Yes	employers with 50 or more employees in any one quarter of the previous year	hourly, non-exempt service workers	1 hour for every 40 hours worked.	40 hours
Delaware	None
District of Columbia	Yes	all	all	employers with 100+ employees: 1 hour every 37 hrs employers with 25-99 employees: 1 hour every 43 hrs employers with 1-24 employees: 1 hour every 87 hrs	employers with 100+ employees: seven days employers with 25-99 employees: five days employers with 1-24 employees: three days
Florida	None
Georgia	None
Hawaii	None
Idaho	None
Illinois	Local Only
Indiana	None
Iowa	None
Kansas	None
Kentucky	None
Louisiana	None
Maine	None
Maryland	Yes	employers with 15+ employees	employees who work at least 12 hours/week	1 hours for every 30 hours	64 hours
Massachusetts	Yes	employers with 11+ employees	all	1 hours for every 30 hours	40 hours
Michigan	Yes	employers with 50+ employees	employees who work at least 25 hours/week, at least 26 weeks/year for job scheduled for at least 26 weeks, primary work location in Michigan	1 hour for every 35 hours	40 hours
Minnesota	Local Only
Mississippi	None
Missouri	None
Montana	None
Nebraska	None
Nevada	None
New Hampshire	None
New Jersey	Yes	all employers with employees in state	all employees working for employer in state	1 hour for every 30 hours	40 hours
New Mexico	None
New York	Local Only
North Carolina	None
North Dakota	None
Ohio	None
Oklahoma	None
Oregon	Yes	employers with 10+ employees employers in large cities (500,000+ population) with 6+ employees	All	1 hour for every 30 hours	40 hours
Pennsylvania	Local Only
Rhode Island	Yes	employers with 18+ employees	full-time, part-time, seasonal and temporary employees	1 hour for every 35 hours	40 hours; two days for domestic workers
South Carolina	None
South Dakota	None
Tennessee	None
Texas	Local Only
Utah	None
Vermont	Yes	All employers doing business and/or operating in state	Employees who work an average of at least 18 hours/week during a year	1 hour for every 52 hours	40 hours
Virginia	None
Washington	Yes	All	All	1 hour for every 40 hours	N/A
West Virginia	None
Wisconsin	None
Wyoming	None

it is important to note that some state laws may have further provisions:

Some states offer options to frontload any paid sick leave – companies may be allowed to offer sick leave hours in one lump sum at the beginning of the year to use as needed.
Some states allow rollover of any accrued hours – but only in certain circumstances.
Some states only provide paid sick leave benefits to specific types of workers.

Because these provisions may vary on a state-by-state – and even city-by-city – basis, it is highly recommended to consult an employment attorney in your state for a comprehensive overview of all applicable paid sick leave laws.

City or County Specific Paid Sick Leave Laws

Eight states in the USA have paid sick leave laws on a local level:

California
Illinois
Maryland
Minnesota
New York
Texas
Washington

This means that certain cities and counties in these states have their own statutes regarding mandatory paid sick leave.

City/County	Covered Employers/th>	Covered Employers	Accrual	Max usage per year
Berkeley, CA	All	employees who work at least two hours per calendar week in the city and are entitled to minimum wage or Welfare-to-Work program	1 hour every 30 hours	employers with 1-24 employees: 48 hours employers with 25+ employees: none
Emeryville, CA	All with employees working in city	employees who work at least two hours per calendar week in the city and are entitled to minimum wage	1 hour every 30 hours	employers with 1-55 employees: 48 hours employers with 56+ employees: 72 hours
Los Angeles, CA	employers with employees working in city	employees who work at least two hours per calendar week in the city and are entitled to minimum wage	1 hour every 30 hours	48 hours
Oakland, CA	employers with employees working in city	employees who work at least two hours per calendar week in the city and are entitled to minimum wage	1 hour every 30 hours	N/A
San Diego, CA	employers with employees working in city	employees who work at least two hours per calendar week in the city and are entitled to minimum wage or Welfare-to-Work program	1 hour every 30 hours	40 hours
San Francisco, CA	employers with employees working in city	employees who work at least two hours per calendar week in the city and are entitled to minimum wage	1 hour every 30 hours	N/A
Santa Monica, CA	All	employees who work at least two hours per calendar week in the city and are entitled to minimum wage	1 hour every 30 hours	N/A
Chicago, IL	employers with at least one covered employee and maintain a business in Cook County and/or are subject to one or more of Chicago’s licensing requirements	employees who work at least two hours in Chiciago in any paritcular two-week period and who work at least 80 hours within any 120-day period	1 hour every 40 hours	40 hours; 60 hours under special FMLA circumstances
Cook County, IL	employers with at least one covered employee and maintain a business in Cook County	employees who work at least two hours in Chiciago in any paritcular two-week period and who work at least 80 hours within any 120-day period	1 hour every 40 hours	40 hours; 60 hours under special FMLA circumstances
Montgomery County, MD	all.	employees who work more than eight hours per week	1 hour every 30 hours	80 hours
Duluth, MN	employers with 5+ employees	employees who work at least 80 hours a year in MN	1 hour every 30 hours	N/A
Minneapolis, MN	employers with 6+ employees	employees who work at least 80 hours a year in MN	1 hour every 30 hours	40 hours
St. Paul, MN	employers with one or more employees that have a physical location in St. Paul	employees who work at least 80 hours a year within St. Paul	1 hour every 30 hours	N/A
New York City, NY	employers with 5+ employees or one or more domestic workers	employees and domestic workers who work more than 80 hours a year. Domestic workers must also work for the same employer for one year	1 hour every 30 hours	40 hours two days for domestic workers
Westchester County, NY	employers with 5+ employees or one or more domestic workers	employees and domestic workers who work more than 80 hours in a year	1 hour every 30 hours	40 hours two days for domestic workers
Philadelphia, PA	employees with 10+ employees and chain establishments	employees who work at least 40 hours a year	1 hour every 30 hours	40 hours two days for domestic workers
Dallas, TX	all	employees who work at least 80 hours in a calendar year	1 hour every 30 hours	8 days per calendar year
San Antonio, TX	all	employees who work at least 80 hours in a calendar year	1 hour every 30 hours	8 days per calendar year
Seattle, WA	all	all employees who work in Seattle more than 240 hours in a year	employers with 1-249 full-time equivalent employees: 1 hour for every 40 hours employers with 250+ full-time equivalent employees: 1 hour for every 30 hours	N/A
Tacoma, WA	all	employees who work more than 80 hours in a year	employers with 1-249 full-time equivalent employees: 1 hour for every 40 hours employers with 250+ full-time equivalent employees: 1 hour for every 30 hours	N/A
SeaTac Airport, WA	certain hospitality and transportation industry employers	nonmanagerial, nonsupervisory employees	1 hour for every 40 hours	N/A

In states with both state and local laws, the local laws generally take precedence over any state provisions.

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