New Jersey

New Jersey A1827

2018 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Sick Leave


STATUS: Enacted

Provides for the accrual of one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked with no restriction on minimum size of employer to qualify for leave.

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Illinois

Illinois HB 816

2021 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Sick Leave


STATUS: Enacted

Removes language that specifies that the sick leave provisions apply to birth, adoption, or placement for adoption. Instead, provides that (i) sick leave shall also be interpreted to mean birth, adoption, or placement for adoption;

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Colorado

CO SB 19-085

2019 | Defenses, Equal Pay, Fair Pay, Legal Deadlines, Pay Transparency, Prior Salary, Protected Classes, Remedies Fair Pay, Retaliation, Work Comparisons


STATUS: Enacted

Comprehensive state equal pay law requiring equal pay for substantially similar work for employees of a different sex, or different sex in combination with another protected status; prohibiting employer inquiry into prior salary; adding pay transparency requirements; and providing remedies for violations of the law.

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Vermont

Vermont Stat. §§ 384, 481-485, 345

2016 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Sick Leave


STATUS: Enacted

Provides for the accrual of one hour of paid sick leave for every 52 hours worked for all qualifying employees employed by employers of all sizes.

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Washington

Washington RCW 49.46.005, 49.46.020, 49.46.090, 49.46.100

2016 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Sick Leave


STATUS: Enacted

Provides for the accrual of one hour of paid sick leave for every 40 hours worked for all employees.

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Rhode Island

RI Gen. Laws § 28-41-35

2014 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Family Leave


STATUS: Enacted

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).

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New York

New York A 3020

| Fair Pay, Industry Bills, Minimum Wage


STATUS: Enacted

Relates to minimum wage rates for covered airport workers; provides no such worker shall be compensated at a rate lower then the applicable standard rate.

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New York

NY S6549

2019 | Fair Pay, Prior Salary


STATUS: Enacted

Prohibits private-sector employers from asking about or relying on the prior salary of applicants or current employees, with some exceptions.

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Colorado

SB 19-188

2019 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Family Leave


STATUS: Enacted

The Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act creates the family and medical leave insurance program to provide partial, wage-replacement benefits based on an employee's yearly earnings for up to twelve weeks to an elegible individual who takes leave from work to care for a new child or a family member with a serious health condition.

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