“Paid Sick Leave Gaps Draw States’ Attention as Virus Persists”

State and local governments in at least 12 states (Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, District of Columbia, Massachusetts) have or are in the process of enacting new emergency sick leave laws, which either supplement coverage of existing federal coronavirus-related leave rights and/or implements all new general sickleave requirements, according to an interesting article by Bloomberg BNA, available here: ”Paid Sick Leave Gaps Draw States’ Attention as Virus Persists.”

Colorado employers are reminded of Colorado’s new sick leave law, which does both (as well as imposes additional obligations on employers here).