Fair Pay Resources

Rhode Island

RI Gen. Laws § 28-41-35

2014 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Family Leave

Section 28-41-35 states that employees are elegible for temporary caregiver benefits for any week (up to four weeks in a benefit year) they are unable to perform customary work because they are bonding with a newborn or newly adopted child, or because they are caring for a child or family member without fear of potential termination, employer retaliation, or loss of health care benefits. This bill is expanded by H.B. 6090, § 1, 2021-2022 Leg. Sess. (R.I. 2021).

Connecticut

CT SB 1 § 3

2019 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Family Leave, Paid Sick Leave

STATUS: Enacted

The Paid Family and Medical Leave Act will provide up to twelve weeks of family and medical leave compensation to covered employees during a twelve-month period as well as an additional two weeks of compensation to a covered employee for a serious health condition resulting in incapacitation that ocurrs during pregnancy. As such, employees can take time off to bond with a child within one year of birth or placement from foster care/adoption or to care for aa family member with a serious health condition.

Massachusetts

MA H 4640

2018 | Fair Pay, Leave, Minimum Wage, Paid Family Leave, Paid Sick Leave

STATUS: Enacted

An Act relative to minimum wage, paid family leave and the sales tax holiday.

Maryland

MD S.B. 275

2022 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Family Leave, Paid Sick Leave

STATUS: Enacted

Establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program to provide benefits to individuals who take leave from employment for certain purposes.

Delaware

DE SB 1-2

2022 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Family Leave, Paid Sick Leave

STATUS: Enacted

Creates a statewide paid family and medical leave insurance program. Delaware employees can access up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave through the State's paid leave trust fund.

Nevada

NE SB 312

2019 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Sick Leave

STATUS: Enacted

Provides for the accrual of one hour of paid sick leave for every hour worked for private employers of 50 or more workers.

Maine

ME LD 369 (SP 110)

2019 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Sick Leave

STATUS: Enacted

Provides for the accrual of one hour of paid sick leave for every 40 hours worked up to 40 hours per year if employer employs more than 10 workers.

Washington

Washington SB 5284

| Fair Pay, Minimum Wage

STATUS: Enacted

This bill provides for a phasing out and ultimate elimination of the subminimum wage for persons with disabilities.

Rhode Island

Rhode Island S 270

| Defenses, Equal Pay, Fair Pay, Pay Secrecy Prohibitions, Protected Classes, Remedies Fair Pay

STATUS: Enacted

This bill builds on wage discrimination protections by allowing broader comparisons of work, applying the law to other protected classes in addition to sex, prohibiting retaliation for discussing pay, and expanding the scope of remedies available to employees who have experienced wage discrimination.

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