State sick leave laws

Sick leave, call-off, and attendance rules are set state by state: some states mandate paid sick time with accrual rates and anti-retaliation rules, others leave it entirely to your written policy. Each guide below covers what employers in that state must do in 2026 — mandates, PTO payout, final paychecks, and how far an attendance policy can go.

State guides

The rules that don't depend on your state

Wherever you operate, FMLA and the ADA set a federal floor, and every attendance decision is easier to defend with a written policy and a time-stamped call-off record. Start with how to write an attendance policy and what a call-off hotline is.

One call-off record, every state

Employees call off with a simple text. Supervisors know in seconds. PTO tracks itself. No app to install. Set up AbsentEase for your team today.

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