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Minimum Wage

Earned sick time act compliance

Earned sick time act compliance

  • The minimum hourly wage will increase to $12.48 effective February 21, 2025
  • Minimum wage will increase each year reaching $14.97 in 2028.

For more details and the wage increase schedule please click here

Earned sick time act compliance

Earned sick time act compliance

Earned sick time act compliance

  • Click here to view a summary of the Earned Sick Time Act.
  • Step 1: Identify if your current paid time off policy is compliant with the ESTA requirements.
  • Step 2: If your current policy does not meet the requirements begin the accrual February 21, 2025. (QuickBooks online will calculate and track earned sick time accruals)
  • Step 3: Display the 

  • Click here to view a summary of the Earned Sick Time Act.
  • Step 1: Identify if your current paid time off policy is compliant with the ESTA requirements.
  • Step 2: If your current policy does not meet the requirements begin the accrual February 21, 2025. (QuickBooks online will calculate and track earned sick time accruals)
  • Step 3: Display the required poster (click here) and provide your employees with the informational brochure (click here.)





tipped wages

Earned sick time act compliance

tipped wages

  •  The minimum hourly wage rate of a tipped employee will be 48% of the minimum hourly wage rate ($5.99) effective Feb. 21, 2025
  • Tipped minimum wage percentage will increase each year and will completely phase out in 2030
  • For more details and the tipped wage increase schedule please click here 

Earned Sick time about

Earned sick time accrual

Earned sick time accrual

Applies to all employers with any employees including full-time, part-time, temporary, and seasonal.


The mandatory accrual of this sick time starts February 21, 2025.


Hours paid for earned sick time will be paid at a rate equal to the greater of either normal hourly or base wage for that employee or the minimum wage.


You are compliant if you

Applies to all employers with any employees including full-time, part-time, temporary, and seasonal.


The mandatory accrual of this sick time starts February 21, 2025.


Hours paid for earned sick time will be paid at a rate equal to the greater of either normal hourly or base wage for that employee or the minimum wage.


You are compliant if your current paid time off policy is at least the same amounts provided under this act.


For further details click here 

Earned sick time accrual

Earned sick time accrual

Earned sick time accrual

Employees accrue one hour of earned sick time for every 30 hours worked.


Employees of a small business who have less than 10 employees can use no more than 40 hours of paid leave per year and 32 hours of unpaid leave per year.


Employees of a business with 10 or more employees can use no more than 72 hours of paid leave per year. 


Unused sick

Employees accrue one hour of earned sick time for every 30 hours worked.


Employees of a small business who have less than 10 employees can use no more than 40 hours of paid leave per year and 32 hours of unpaid leave per year.


Employees of a business with 10 or more employees can use no more than 72 hours of paid leave per year. 


Unused sick time will carry over from year to year, however, the  employer is not required to pay out this unused time.

 


earned sick time use

Earned sick time accrual

earned sick time use

For the employee or the employee's family members care or treatment of mental or physical illness, injury or health condition, medical diagnosis or preventative medical care.


If the employee or the employee’s family member is a victim of domestic violence or sexual assault, and needs to receive medical care, counseling or other further car

For the employee or the employee's family members care or treatment of mental or physical illness, injury or health condition, medical diagnosis or preventative medical care.


If the employee or the employee’s family member is a victim of domestic violence or sexual assault, and needs to receive medical care, counseling or other further care. 


For meetings at a child’s school or place of care related to the child’s health or disability.


For closures ordered by a public official due to a public health emergency. 


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