Developing a paid sick and safe time (PSST) policy that complies
universally – or at the very least with two laws – has
become increasingly challenging. Without fail, and despite some
overlap, each new law seems to contain one provision that could
interfere with the goal of establishing uniform practices.
To test that theory, we reviewed the basic aspects of PSST laws
(i.e., an employer's available methods for complying,
types of family members for whom leave may be used, rules about
accrual, etc.) across jurisdictions to identify particular pain
points. Based on that survey, we highlight below one provision from
each jurisdiction with a generally-applicable PSST law (and some
industry-specific and federal government contractor laws) that
demonstrates why developing a multi-city, -state, or nationwide
PSST policy may be a hard new year's resolution for employers
to keep, depending on where they operate and the method(s) of
compliance chosen.
