August 2025 Statutory Update

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In this Update:

Federal Law Updates

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act and its Effect on Employment Benefits

Family and Medical Leave Updates

Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance

SAWW and Maximum Weekly Benefit (eff. 7/1/25)

Connecticut Paid and Unpaid Family and Medical Leave

Amendments (eff. 10/1/25)

Delaware Paid Leave

Amendments (eff. 7/30/25)
Regulations Updates (eff. 8/11/25)

District of Columbia Paid Family Leave

Minimum Wage and Weekly Benefit Increase (eff. 7/1/25)

Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave

Amendments (eff. 9/24/25)
Updated Resources

Minnesota Paid Leave

Model Notice Available (due by 12/1/25)
Final Regulations
Equivalent Plan Updates
Additional Updates

New York Paid Family Leave

SAWW and Maximum Weekly Benefit (eff. 1/1/26)

Oregon Paid and Unpaid Family and Medical Leave

Paid Leave Oregon – Equivalent Plan Renewal Reminder (due by 9/1/25)
Oregon Family and Medical Leave Act – Updated Model Notice (7/1/25)

Rhode Island Temporary Disability Insurance and Temporary Caregiver Insurance

Maximum Weekly Maximum Weekly Benefit Increase (eff. 7/1/25)
Amendments (eff. 1/1/26, 1/1/27 and 1/1/28)

Vermont Parental and Family Leave Act

Amendments (eff. 7/1/25)

Accrued Paid Leave Updates

Connecticut Paid Sick LeaveAmendment (eff. 6/30/25)
Maine Earned Paid LeaveAmendment (eff. 9/24/25)
Minnesota Earned Sick and Safe TimeAmendments, Updated Model Notice (eff. 7/1/25)
Missouri Earned Paid Sick TimeRepealed (eff. 8/28/25)
Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces ActUpdates/Guidance, Model Notice Available (due by 9/15/25)
Philadelphia, PA Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces ActUpdated Model Notice
Pittsburgh, PA Paid Sick Days ActAmendments (eff. 1/1/26)

 

Other News

California Anti-Discrimination, Accommodations and Leave for Crime VictimsModel Notice Available
Illinois Lactation AccommodationsAmendment (eff. 1/1/26)
Illinois Military Leave ActAmendment (eff. 8/1/25)
Montana Leave for Volunteer Emergency RespondersNEW (eff. 10/1/25)
Nevada Civil Air Patrol LeaveNEW (eff. 10/1/25)
New Hampshire Leave for Childbirth, Postpartum Care, Pediatric AppointmentsNEW (eff. 1/1/26)
New Hampshire Leave for Military Spouses – NEW (eff. 1/1/26)
Puerto Rico Breastfeeding/Lactation Code – NEW (eff. 8/1/25)
Rhode Island Accommodations for Menopause-Related Conditions – NEW, Model Notice Available

Statutory Update: Maine Enacts Paid Family and Medical Leave (ME PFML); Federal Guidance; PFML and Accrued Paid Leave Updates & More

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In this Update:

Federal

Resources and Guidance
  • Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) – updated worksite poster, proposed regulations
  • Recent Guidance – FMLA, ADA     

State and Local

Family and Medical Leave
  • Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance (CO FAMLI) reminder, regulations update
  • Massachusetts Parental Leave Act (MPLA) (unpaid) – updated guidance, updated required notice
  • Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave (ME PFML) NEW
  • New York Disability Benefits Law (NY DBL) – regulations update
  • Oregon Paid and Unpaid Family and Medical Leave (OR PFML and OFLA) – amendments, regulations update
  • Rhode Island TDI and TCI – maximum benefit increase effective 7/1/23
  • Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave (WA PFML) – amendments, regulations update
  • Tennessee Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit NEW  
  • Paid Family Leave as a Class of Insurance – Alabama, Florida, Texas
  Accrued Paid Leave
  • Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act amendment, updated required notice
  • Connecticut Paid Sick Leave – amendment
  • St. Paul, Minnesota Earned Sick and Safe Time – regulations update
  • Oregon Paid Sick Time – regulations update
  • Washington Paid Sick Leave – amendment
  • Seattle, WA Paid Sick and Safe Time for Gig Workers – NEW
Other News
  • Anaheim, CA Hotel Worker Protections – NEW
  • Illinois – New and Amended Legislation                                                                                                                                                                               
    • Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA) – amendment
    • Child Extended Bereavement Leave – NEW
    • Blood and Organ Donation Leave – amendment
  • Louisiana Leave for Genetic Testing and Cancer Screening – NEW
  • Minnesota Voting Leave – amendment
  • Nevada Domestic Violence Leave – amendment
  • New Hampshire Accommodations for Nursing Mothers – NEW
  • Oregon Leave for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault or Stalking – amendment

Statutory Update: COVID-19 Legislation; New Federal Worksite Posters, PFML and Accrued Paid Leave Updates & More

May 25, 2023

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In this update:

COVID-19 Legislation

Federal

Recent Guidance

EEOC Guidance – COVID-19 and Anti-Discrimination Laws (Post-PHE) – updated

State and Local

Emergency Paid Sick Leave
Recently Expired
  • Long Beach, CA COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL)
  • Los Angeles City, CA COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL)
  • Los Angeles County, CA Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL)
  • Puerto Rico Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL)
  • San Francisco, CA Public Health Emergency Leave (PHEL)
  • Seattle, WA Paid Sick and Safe Time for Gig Workers (GW PSST)
Still in Effect
  • Oakland, CA COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL)
  • Colorado Public Health Emergency Leave (PHEL)
  • Nevada Hospitality Workers Paid Leave
  • New York COVID-19 Sick Leave
  • Philadelphia, PA COVID-19 Leave
Side-by-Side EPSL Summary updated

Non-COVID-19 Legislation

Federal

Updated Worksite Posters
  • Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA)
  • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Recent Guidance

Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act)

State and Local

Paid Family and Medical Leave
  • Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance (CO FAMLI) – amendment, base period wages
  • Connecticut Paid Leave (CT PL) – maximum weekly benefit increase June 1, 2023
  • Maryland Paid Family and Medical Leave (MD PFML) – effective date change and amendments
  • Oregon Paid Family and Medical Leave (OR PFML) – potential effective date delay
  • Paid Family Leave as a Class of Insurance
    • Arkansas – new, effective July 30, 2023
    • Tennessee – new, effective January 1, 2024
  • Michigan Tax Incentive for Employers Providing Paid Adoption Leave – delayed
Accrued Paid Leave 
  • Puerto Rico Minimum Wage, Vacation and Sick Leave Act – reversal of 2022 amendments
  • Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act – resources
  • Bloomington, MN Earned Sick and Safe Leave – model notice and resources
Other News
  • Colorado Military Leave – amendment
  • Georgia Kin Care – removal of repeal date
  • Georgia Voting Leave – amendment
  • Virginia Leave for Organ and Bone Marrow Donation – new, effective July 1, 2023