Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives

New Jersey’s Paid Sick Leave Act will go into effect on October 29, 2018, making it the tenth state plus Washington DC and dozens of localities to mandate paid sick leave.

New Jersey’s Act requires employers of all sizes to provide employees with up to 40 hours of paid leave per 12-month period.  Key aspects of the new law include:

The national trend in increased workplace regulation continues on April 1, as New York City’s Earned Sick Time Act goes into effect. 

Although most large employers provide paid sick leave to employees, those employers in Gotham now don’t have a choice. The requirement applies to  any employer with at least five employees.