State: PA

November 2025 Statutory Update

Posted on by Angel Chang

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In this Update:

Paid Family and Medical Leave Updates

California Paid Family Leave

Care for a Designated Person (eff. 7/1/28)

Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance

Regulations Updates (eff. 1/1/26)

District of Columbia Paid Family Leave

Maximum Weekly Benefit Increase (eff. 10/1/25)

Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave

Updated Resources

Accrued Paid Leave Updates

Alaska Paid Sick Leave – Regulations (eff. 9/25/25)
California Paid Sick Leave – Amendments (eff. 10/1/25 and 1/1/26)
Maine Earned Paid Leave – Clarification on Carryover of Frontloaded Time (eff. 9/24/25)
Minneapolis, MN Sick and Safe Time – Amendments (eff. 12/31/25)
St. Paul, MN Earned Sick and Safe Time – Amendments (eff. 11/16/25)
New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time – Amendments, Additional Leave Entitlement (eff. 2/22/26)

Other News

California Anti-Discrimination and Leave for Crime Victims – Amendments (eff. 10/1/25 and 1/1/26)
Connecticut Protections for Victims of Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking (eff. 10/1/25)
Illinois Blood and Organ Donation Leave – Amendment (1/1/26)
Illinois Family Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Act – NEW (eff. 6/1/26)
Illinois Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act – Amendment (eff. 1/1/26)

Important Reminders

November – December

Colorado FAMLI Attestation and Annual Maintenance Fees Due (Private Plans)
Delaware Paid Leave Notice to Employees Required by December 1 (Private Plans)
Minnesota Paid Leave Notice to Employees Required by December 1

January 1

PFML Benefits Taxation: Employer Obligations Begin in 2026
Colorado FAMLI: Additional 12 Weeks of NICU Leave Becomes Effective
Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Applies to Employers with 11 or more Employees in the State
Delaware Paid Leave Benefits Begin
Illinois Requires Paid Lactation Breaks
Minnesota Paid Leave Contributions and Benefits Begin
New Hampshire Leave for Childbirth, Postpartum, and Pediatric Appointments Begins
New Hampshire Leave for Military Spouses Begins
Oregon Paid Sick Time: Blood Donation Included in Reasons for Use
Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act: Increases to Accrual Rate and Maximum Become Effective
Rhode Island TCI Increases to 8 weeks, Siblings Covered, and Bone Marrow and Organ Donation Added
Washington PFML: Job Protection Changes Become Effective

2026 Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Rates, Benefits and Required Notices

August 2025 Statutory Update

Posted on by Angel Chang

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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 Leave – Amendment (eff. 6/30/25)
Maine Earned Paid Leave – Amendment (eff. 9/24/25)
Minnesota Earned Sick and Safe Time – Amendments, Updated Model Notice (eff. 7/1/25)
Missouri Earned Paid Sick Time – Repealed (eff. 8/28/25)
Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act – Updates/Guidance, Model Notice Available (due by 9/15/25)
Philadelphia, PA Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces Act – Updated Model Notice
Pittsburgh, PA Paid Sick Days Act – Amendments (eff. 1/1/26)

 

Other News

California Anti-Discrimination, Accommodations and Leave for Crime Victims – Model Notice Available
Illinois Lactation Accommodations – Amendment (eff. 1/1/26)
Illinois Military Leave Act – Amendment (eff. 8/1/25)
Montana Leave for Volunteer Emergency Responders – NEW (eff. 10/1/25)
Nevada Civil Air Patrol Leave – NEW (eff. 10/1/25)
New Hampshire Leave for Childbirth, Postpartum Care, Pediatric Appointments – NEW (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

June 2025 Statutory Update

Posted on by Angel Chang

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In this Update:

Family and Medical Leave Updates

Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance (CO FAMLI)

Amendment (eff. 1/1/26)
Regulations Updates (eff. 7/1/25)

Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave (ME PFML)

Reminder
Claims Administrator Selected
Updated Resources

Maryland Family and Medical Leave Insurance (MD FAMLI)

Official Program Delay (2027-2028)
Amendments

Maryland Parental Leave Act (MPLA) – Amendment (eff. 10/1/25)

Minnesota Paid Leave (ME PL) – Updates

Oregon Paid and Unpaid Family and Medical Leave (PLO and OFLA)

Paid Leave Oregon (PLO) Amendments (eff. 9/2025)
Oregon Family and Medical Leave Act (OFLA) Amendments (eff. 9/2025)
Paid Leave Oregon (PLO) – State Average Weekly Wage and Maximum Weekly Benefit (eff. 7/6/25)

Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave (WA PFML)

Amendments (eff. 7/27/25 and 1/1/26)
State Average Weekly Wage and Maximum Weekly Benefit (eff. 1/1/26)

 

Accrued Paid Leave Updates

Alaska Earned Paid Sick Time – Model Notice Available (eff. 7/1/25)
Cook County, IL Paid Leave – Updated Regulations (eff. 4/10/25)
Missouri Earned Paid Sick Time – Repeal Status
Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act – Amendments (eff. 10/1/25)
New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time – Amendment, Updated Model Notice (eff. 7/2/25)
Philadelphia, PA Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces Act – Amendments (eff. 5/27/25)
Oregon Paid Sick Time – Amendments (eff. 1/1/26)
Washington Paid Sick Leave – Amendment (eff. 7/27/25)

 

Other News

Indiana Leave for School Conferences – NEW (eff. 7/1/25)
Iowa Parity for Adoptive Parents – NEW (eff. 7/1/25)
New York COVID-19 Sick Leave – Expiration Reminder (7/31/25)
New York City Lactation Accommodations – Amendments, Model Policy (eff. 5/8/25)
Washington Domestic Violence Leave – Amendment (eff. 1/1/26)
Washington Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Accommodations – Amendments (eff. 1/1/27)

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

Posted on by Avery Helm

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