{"id":6387,"date":"2026-08-27T12:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T17:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=6387"},"modified":"2026-08-27T12:03:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T17:03:39","slug":"hr-newsletter-state-employee-leave-law-developments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/27\/hr-newsletter-state-employee-leave-law-developments\/","title":{"rendered":"HR Newsletter: State Employee Leave Law Developments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/August2026_Leave-Law.jpg\" alt=\"HR Newsletter: State Employee Leave Law Developments\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the end of March 2026, state employee leave law requirements have continued to change at the rapid pace employers have come to expect. For instance, in April, Maryland issued guidance and a contribution rate for its upcoming paid family and medical leave program. In April and May, Virginia enacted paid sick leave and paid family and medical leave laws. Also in May, paid family and medical leave benefits began in Maine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In July, New Jersey issued guidance affirming new job protection entitlements for recipients of state temporary disability and family leave insurance, and expansions to its Family Leave Act took effect.\u00a0July also saw New York City issue regulations clarifying major changes to its Protected Time Off Law, and Rhode Island and other states raise their paid leave benefit rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following Compliance Overview provides a summary of these and other notable developments in state leave law from the second quarter of this year: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/August2026_Compliance-Overview-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">State Employee Leave Law Developments<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/August2026_Compliance-Overview-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/August2026_Compliance-Overview-2-PDF.jpg\" alt=\"State Employee Leave Law Developments\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the end of March 2026, state employee leave law requirements have continued to change at the rapid pace employers have come to expect. 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