8 | 2025 Employment Laws on the Horizon © Seyfarth Shaw LLP Leaves of Absence AK (Eff. 6/1/25 & 7/1/25) – By June 1, 2025, employers must provide employees with written notice of AK’s forthcoming paid sick leave taking effect. Accrual begins on July 1, 2025. Employees accrue 1 hr. of paid sick leave for every 30 hrs. worked with a yearly accrual and usage cap of 56 hrs. per year, unless than employer has less than 15 employees (capped at 40 hrs. per year). Employees are entitled to use leave as it accrues for (a) their own mental or physical illness, (b) to care for a covered family member’s mental or physical illness, and (c) leave necessitated for themselves or a family member because of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Unused, accrued leave carries over. The law is silent on frontloading. The AK Wage and Hour posting requirement, which is provided by the state, will be expanded to include paid sick leave. (Letter; Ballot Initiative; Seyfarth Post) NE (Eff. 9/15/25 and 10/01/25) – By September 15, 2025, employers must provide employees with written notice of the forthcoming paid sick leave law and display a poster. Beginning October 1, 2025, employees who work at least 80 hours a year in NE will earn 1 hr. of paid sick leave per 30 hrs. worked. Employees will be entitled to use 40 hrs. of paid sick leave per year if an employee of a small business (i.e., has less than 20 employees) or 56 hrs. of per year for larger employers for (a) their own mental or physical illness, (b) caring for a covered family member’s mental or physical illness (including certain school meetings), and (c) public health emergency closures. Unused, accrued leave will carryover if not paid out at the end of the year. (Petition; Seyfarth Post) Small Necessity Leave MI (Eff. 2/21/25) – Beginning February 21, 2025, earned sick time will cover leave to attend school and places of care meetings related a child’s health, disability, and the effect of domestic violence or sexual assault on the child. (Mothering Justice v. Attorney General; Original Law) NE (Eff. 10/1/25) – Paid sick leave provides leave to attend a meeting at a covered’ child’s school or place of care that is necessitated by the child’s mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition. (Petition) Pay Equity & Wage Transparency Compensation Disclosure IL (Eff. 1/1/25) – Employers with 15+ employees must include a pay scale for wages or salaries and a general description of the benefits and other compensation the employer reasonably expect to offer in a job posting. The same day the job is externally posted, employers must notify current employees of the opportunity for promotion. There is also a 5-year recordkeeping requirement and a posting requirement. (H.B. 3129; Seyfarth Post; Poster; Seyfarth Post RE: FAQs) MN (Eff. 1/1/25) – Employers with 30 or more employees at one or more sites in MN must include the salary range or fixed pay rate, a general description of all benefits, and other compensation in job postings. (S.F. 3852; Seyfarth Post) NJ (Eff. 6/1/25) – Employers with 10 or more employees must include the hourly wage or salary/range, benefits, and other eligible compensation in new jobs and transfer opportunities posted both internally and externally. Registered temporary help service and consulting firms are excluded but must provide this information in the interview or at time of hire. Employers
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