{"attribution":{"name":"InterObservers Employer Desk","url":"https://interobservers.com/desk/"},"license":{"name":"CC BY 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","applies_to":"The compilation: selection, structure, summaries and field names, by InterObservers Employer Desk.","official_sources":"Quoted statutes and agency text are reproduced verbatim from official government sources and remain the works of those governments. U.S. federal government works are in the public domain; state and local government material is quoted for reference with a link to the source.","attribution_required":"Credit \"InterObservers Employer Desk\" with a link to https://interobservers.com/desk/."},"disclaimer":"General information, not legal advice. Laws change; check the official source linked.","generated_at":"2026-09-24T23:28:24Z","api_version":"1.0.0","topic":"paid_sick_leave","name":"Paid sick leave","page_url":"https://interobservers.com/desk/laws/paid-sick-leave-laws-by-state/","api_url":"https://interobservers.com/api/v1/rules/paid_sick_leave.json","counts":{"states":51,"states_verified":24},"states":[{"state":"AL","name":"Alabama","rulebook_url":"https://interobservers.com/desk/states/alabama/","records":[{"state":"AL","topic":"paid_sick_leave","status":"no_verified_answer","message":"No verified answer. Check the official source.","check_url":"https://adol.alabama.gov/faq/i-have-questions-about-pay-unpaid-wages-breaks-vacation-pay-fmla-etc/"}]},{"state":"AK","name":"Alaska","rulebook_url":"https://interobservers.com/desk/states/alaska/","records":[{"state":"AK","topic":"paid_sick_leave","case":"accrual","rule":"Alaska paid sick leave: employees accrue at least one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked.","values":{"accrual_hours":1,"per_hours_worked":30},"law":"Alaska DOLWD, Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave FAQ","source_url":"https://www.labor.alaska.gov/lss/sick-leave-faq.html","source_quote":"Sick leave is accrued at the minimum rate of one hour of sick leave for every 30 hours of work, no matter how those hours are scheduled or paid, including regular time, overtime, or different pay rates.","second_source_url":"https://labor.alaska.gov/lss/forms/pam100.pdf","second_source_quote":"Employers with fewer than 15 employees shall allow employees to accrue a minimum of one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked,","verified_at":"2026-09-24","status":"verified"},{"state":"AK","topic":"paid_sick_leave","case":"annual_cap_15_or_more_employees","rule":"Employers with 15 or more employees must allow employees to accrue and use up to 56 hours of paid sick leave per year (unless the employer sets a higher limit).","values":{"cap_hours":56,"min_employees":15},"law":"Alaska DOLWD, Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave FAQ","source_url":"https://www.labor.alaska.gov/lss/sick-leave-faq.html","source_quote":"Employers with 15 or more employees (FTE’s) must allow up to 56 hours per year.","second_source_url":"https://labor.alaska.gov/lss/forms/pam100.pdf","second_source_quote":"Employers with 15 or more employees shall allow employees to accrue a minimum of one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, but employees are not entitled to accrue or use more than 56 hours of paid sick leave per year, unless their employer sets a higher limit.","verified_at":"2026-09-24","status":"verified"},{"state":"AK","topic":"paid_sick_leave","case":"annual_cap_under_15_employees","rule":"Employers with fewer than 15 employees must allow employees to accrue and use up to 40 hours of paid sick leave per year (unless the employer sets a higher limit).","values":{"cap_hours":40,"fewer_than_employees":15},"law":"Alaska DOLWD, Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave FAQ","source_url":"https://www.labor.alaska.gov/lss/sick-leave-faq.html","source_quote":"Employers with fewer than 15 employees (FTE’s) must allow workers to accrue and use up to 40 hours of paid sick leave per year.","second_source_url":"https://labor.alaska.gov/lss/forms/pam100.pdf","second_source_quote":"Employers with fewer than 15 employees shall allow employees to accrue a minimum of one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, but employees are not entitled to accrue or use more than 40 hours of paid sick leave per year, unless their employer sets a higher limit.","verified_at":"2026-09-24","status":"verified"},{"state":"AK","topic":"paid_sick_leave","case":"effective_date","rule":"Alaska's paid sick leave requirement took effect July 1, 2025.","values":{"effective":"2025-07-01"},"law":"Alaska DOLWD, Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave FAQ","source_url":"https://www.labor.alaska.gov/lss/sick-leave-faq.html","source_quote":"This FAQ addresses common questions about Alaska’s Paid Sick Leave requirements under AS 23.10.066–23.10.069, effective July 1, 2025.","second_source_url":"https://labor.alaska.gov/lss/forms/pam100.pdf","second_source_quote":"Paid sick leave as provided in this section shall begin to accrue at the commencement of employment or July 1, 2025, whichever is later.","verified_at":"2026-09-24","status":"verified"},{"state":"AK","topic":"paid_sick_leave","case":"employer_coverage","rule":"All employers in Alaska must provide paid sick leave, with no minimum employer size; certain employees are exempted by statute.","values":{"who":"all employers in Alaska"},"law":"Alaska DOLWD, Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave FAQ","source_url":"https://www.labor.alaska.gov/lss/sick-leave-faq.html","source_quote":"All employers in Alaska are required to provide paid sick leave to all employees, except for certain employees exempted by statute from the requirements.","second_source_url":"https://labor.alaska.gov/lss/forms/pam100.pdf","second_source_quote":"Employers in Alaska are required to provide their employees paid sick leave as follows:","verified_at":"2026-09-24","status":"verified"}]},{"state":"AZ","name":"Arizona","rulebook_url":"https://interobservers.com/desk/states/arizona/","records":[{"state":"AZ","topic":"paid_sick_leave","case":"accrual","rule":"Arizona earned paid sick time: employees accrue at least one hour for every 30 hours worked.","values":{"accrual_hours":1,"per_hours_worked":30},"law":"A.R.S. § 23-372","source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/23/00372.htm","source_quote":"B. Employees of an employer with fewer than 15 employees shall accrue a minimum of one hour of earned paid sick time for every 30 hours worked,","second_source_url":"https://azleg.gov/alispdfs/Council/2016BallotMeasures/adopted_analysis_I-24-2016.pdf","second_source_quote":"Beginning July 1, 2017, employees would earn at least 1 hour of sick time for each 30 hours worked;","verified_at":"2026-09-24","status":"verified"},{"state":"AZ","topic":"paid_sick_leave","case":"annual_cap_15_or_more_employees","rule":"Employees of employers with 15 or more employees may accrue or use up to 40 hours of earned paid sick time per year (unless the employer sets a higher limit).","values":{"cap_hours":40,"min_employees":15},"law":"A.R.S. § 23-372","source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/23/00372.htm","source_quote":"A. Employees of an employer with 15 or more employees shall accrue a minimum of one hour of earned paid sick time for every 30 hours worked, but employees shall not be entitled to accrue or use more than 40 hours of earned paid sick time per year, unless the employer selects a higher limit.","second_source_url":"https://azleg.gov/alispdfs/Council/2016BallotMeasures/adopted_analysis_I-24-2016.pdf","second_source_quote":"employees in companies with 15 or more employees would not be entitled to accrue or use more than 40 hours of sick time each year.","verified_at":"2026-09-24","status":"verified"},{"state":"AZ","topic":"paid_sick_leave","case":"annual_cap_under_15_employees","rule":"Employees of employers with fewer than 15 employees may accrue or use up to 24 hours of earned paid sick time per year (unless the employer sets a higher limit).","values":{"cap_hours":24,"fewer_than_employees":15},"law":"A.R.S. § 23-372","source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/23/00372.htm","source_quote":"B. Employees of an employer with fewer than 15 employees shall accrue a minimum of one hour of earned paid sick time for every 30 hours worked, but employees shall not be entitled to accrue or use more than 24 hours of earned paid sick time per year, unless the employer selects a higher limit.","second_source_url":"https://azleg.gov/alispdfs/Council/2016BallotMeasures/adopted_analysis_I-24-2016.pdf","second_source_quote":"employees in companies with fewer than 15 employees would not be entitled to accrue or use more than 24 hours of sick time each year","verified_at":"2026-09-24","status":"verified"},{"state":"AZ","topic":"paid_sick_leave","case":"effective_date","rule":"Arizona earned paid sick time began to accrue on July 1, 2017 (or at the start of employment, if later).","values":{"effective":"2017-07-01"},"law":"A.R.S. § 23-372","source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/23/00372.htm","source_quote":"1. Earned paid sick time as provided in this section shall begin to accrue at the commencement of employment or on July 1, 2017, whichever is later.","second_source_url":"https://azleg.gov/alispdfs/Council/2016BallotMeasures/adopted_analysis_I-24-2016.pdf","second_source_quote":"Beginning July 1, 2017, employees would earn at least 1 hour of sick time for each 30 hours worked;","verified_at":"2026-09-24","status":"verified"},{"state":"AZ","topic":"paid_sick_leave","case":"employer_coverage","rule":"Arizona's earned paid sick time applies to private employers of any size, including small businesses exempt from the state minimum wage law; the State of Arizona and the United States are not covered employers.","values":{"who":"any private employer; not the State of Arizona or the United States"},"law":"A.R.S. § 23-371","source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/23/00371.htm","source_quote":"G. \"Employer\" includes any corporation, proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, association, political subdivision of the state, individual or other entity acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee, but does not include the State of Arizona or the United States.","second_source_url":"https://azleg.gov/alispdfs/Council/2016BallotMeasures/adopted_analysis_I-24-2016.pdf","second_source_quote":"A small business currently exempt under the state minimum wage law would be covered as an employer for the purposes of the sick time requirements.","verified_at":"2026-09-24","status":"verified"}]},{"state":"AR","name":"Arkansas","rulebook_url":"https://interobservers.com/desk/states/arkansas/","records":[{"state":"AR","topic":"paid_sick_leave","status":"no_verified_answer","message":"No verified answer. Check the official source.","check_url":"https://labor.arkansas.gov/labor/labor-standards/wage-claims/"}]},{"state":"CA","name":"California","rulebook_url":"https://interobservers.com/desk/states/california/","records":[{"state":"CA","topic":"paid_sick_leave","case":"accrual","rule":"California paid sick leave: under an accrual plan employees earn at least one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked (employers may use another regular accrual schedule or front-load instead).","values":{"accrual_hours":1,"per_hours_worked":30},"law":"Cal. Labor Code § 246","source_url":"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB&sectionNum=246.","source_quote":"(b) (1) An employee shall accrue paid sick days at the rate of not less than one hour per every 30 hours worked, beginning at the commencement of employment or the operative date of this article, whichever is later, subject to","second_source_url":"https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/Paid_Sick_Leave.htm","second_source_quote":"In general terms (and subject to some exceptions), employees under an accrual plan must earn at least one hour of paid sick leave for each 30 hours of work (the 1:30 schedule).","verified_at":"2026-09-24","status":"verified"},{"state":"CA","topic":"paid_sick_leave","case":"accrued_balance_cap","rule":"Employers may cap an employee's total accrued paid sick leave at 80 hours or 10 days (whichever is more).","values":{"balance_cap_hours":80,"balance_cap_days":10},"law":"Cal. Labor Code § 246","source_url":"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB&sectionNum=246.","source_quote":"(j) An employer has no obligation under this section to allow an employee’s total accrual of paid sick leave to exceed 80 hours or 10 days, provided that an employee’s rights to accrue and use paid sick leave are not limited other than as allowed under this section.","second_source_url":"https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/Paid_Sick_Leave.htm","second_source_quote":"Yes, but an employer may limit or cap the overall amount of sick leave an employee may accrue to 10 days or 80 hours, whichever is more.","verified_at":"2026-09-24","status":"verified"},{"state":"CA","topic":"paid_sick_leave","case":"annual_cap","rule":"Employers may limit an employee's use of paid sick leave to 40 hours or five days per year (whichever is more), the minimum they must allow since January 1, 2024.","values":{"cap_hours":40,"cap_days":5},"law":"Cal. Labor Code § 246","source_url":"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB&sectionNum=246.","source_quote":"However, an employer may limit an employee’s use of accrued paid sick days to 40 hours or five days in each year of employment, calendar year, or 12-month period.","second_source_url":"https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/Paid_Sick_Leave.htm","second_source_quote":"Starting on January 1, 2024, an employer must allow an employee to use at least five days or 40 hours, whichever is more (refer to DLSE Opinion Letter 2015.08.07).","verified_at":"2026-09-24","status":"verified"},{"state":"CA","topic":"paid_sick_leave","case":"effective_date","rule":"The current minimum of 40 hours or five days of paid sick leave per year applies from January 1, 2024.","values":{"effective":"2024-01-01"},"law":"Cal. 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Labor Code § 246","source_url":"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB&sectionNum=246.","source_quote":"(a) (1) An employee who, on or after July 1, 2015, works in California for the same employer for 30 or more days within a year from the commencement of employment is entitled to paid sick days as specified in this section.","second_source_url":"https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/Paid_Sick_Leave.htm","second_source_quote":"All employees who work at least 30 days for the same employer within a year in California, including part-time, per diem, in-home supportive services (IHSS) providers, and temporary employees, are covered by this law with some narrow exceptions.","verified_at":"2026-09-24","status":"verified"}]},{"state":"CO","name":"Colorado","rulebook_url":"https://interobservers.com/desk/states/colorado/","records":[{"state":"CO","topic":"paid_sick_leave","case":"accrual","rule":"Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA): employees accrue at least one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked.","values":{"accrual_hours":1,"per_hours_worked":30},"law":"Colorado General Assembly, SB20-205 (Healthy Families and Workplaces Act) bill summary","source_url":"https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb20-205","source_quote":"Starting January 1, 2021, for employers with 16 or more employees, and starting January 1, 2022, for all employers, the act requires employers to provide paid sick leave to their employees, accrued at one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum of 48 hours per year.","second_source_url":"https://www.coloradosos.gov/CCR/GenerateRulePdf.do?ruleVersionId=12405&fileName=7+CCR+1103-7","second_source_quote":"For the minimum HFWA accrual rate of one hour of leave for every 30 hours worked, up to cap of 48 hours per benefits year (C.R.S. § 8-13.3-403(2)(a)),","verified_at":"2026-09-24","status":"verified"},{"state":"CO","topic":"paid_sick_leave","case":"annual_cap","rule":"Employees accrue up to 48 hours of HFWA paid sick leave per year (employers may provide more).","values":{"cap_hours":48},"law":"Colorado General Assembly, SB20-205 (Healthy Families and Workplaces Act) bill summary","source_url":"https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb20-205","source_quote":"Starting January 1, 2021, for employers with 16 or more employees, and starting January 1, 2022, for all employers, the act requires employers to provide paid sick leave to their employees, accrued at one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum of 48 hours per year.","second_source_url":"https://www.coloradosos.gov/CCR/GenerateRulePdf.do?ruleVersionId=12405&fileName=7+CCR+1103-7","second_source_quote":"For the minimum HFWA accrual rate of one hour of leave for every 30 hours worked, up to cap of 48 hours per benefits year (C.R.S. § 8-13.3-403(2)(a)),","verified_at":"2026-09-24","status":"verified"},{"state":"CO","topic":"paid_sick_leave","case":"effective_date","rule":"HFWA paid sick leave began to accrue on January 1, 2021 for employers with 16 or more employees, and has applied to all employers since January 1, 2022.","values":{"effective":"2021-01-01"},"law":"Colorado General Assembly, SB20-205 (Healthy Families and Workplaces Act) bill summary","source_url":"https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb20-205","source_quote":"Starting January 1, 2021, for employers with 16 or more employees, and starting January 1, 2022, for all employers, the act requires employers to provide paid sick leave to their employees, accrued at one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum of 48 hours per year.","second_source_url":"https://www.coloradosos.gov/CCR/GenerateRulePdf.do?ruleVersionId=12405&fileName=7+CCR+1103-7","second_source_quote":"3.5.1 Accrual of HFWA leave. 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