ID H0641

Employers offering sick leave are prohibited from disciplining employees or taking adverse employment action for using sick leave in accordance with the employer's written policy

Sick leave is defined as accrued leave for absences related to physical or mental illness or injury of the employee or their dependent, but excludes ERISA benefits, insurance, worker's compensation, disability benefits, and flexible PTO usable for non-illness reasons

Employers may require physician verification of sick leave need, but verification must be limited to ability to work and number of days needed—employers cannot require disclosure of diagnoses

Employers are not required to offer sick leave, reimburse unused sick leave upon separation, or permit sick leave fraud or policy abuse

Effective July 1, 2026, declared as an emergency measure