12 states and the District of Columbia require employers to provide paid sick leave, as of 2020

Source: Pew Research Center

Additional Information: The states are Arizona, California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington. Maine will join this list in 2021.

Reference: For more information, read the 2020 Pew Research Center analysis, "As Coronavirus Spreads, Which U.S. Workers Have Paid Sick Leave – and Which Don’t?"

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