Paid Leave ‘for Any Reason’ Laws Embraced by States, Localities

State and local laws mandating paid time off “for any reason” may be a way to please both employer and worker advocates.

The PTO measures, however, aren’t without drawbacks.

Maine and Nevada recently enacted laws that will require businesses to give workers paid time off for any reason, structured similarly to paid sick leave laws across the country. In the coming months, both the New York City Council and New Mexico’s Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners will consider proposals giving leave for any reason.

The state and local measures, while similar to PTO programs many employers already have, could result ...