The 2024-2025 flu season has been among the worst in recent years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Since Oct. 1, there have been at least 44 million recorded flu illnesses in the U.S.
The flu is potent, with patients taking four days or more to recover. That may mean they qualify for Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave. Different provisions of state and local paid-sick-leave laws and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) might also apply to employees who come down with the flu.
Most paid-sick-leave laws allow workers to use paid leave to recover from the flu.
Federal contractors should know that Executive Order 13706 provides paid sick leave for their employees.In addition, 18 states — Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington — plus Washington, D.C., have paid-sick-leave laws.
At least 33 U.S. municipalities also have paid-sick-leave laws: Berkeley, Calif.; Bloomfield, N.J.; Chicago; Cook County, Ill.; East Orange, N.J.; Elizabeth, N.J.; Emeryville, Calif.; Irvington, N.J.; Jersey City, N.J.; Long Beach, Calif.; Los Angeles; Minneapolis; Montclair, N.J.; Montgomery County, Md.; Morristown, N.J.; New Brunswick, N.J.; New York City; Newark, N.J.; Oakland, Calif.; Passaic, N.J.; Paterson, N.J.; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; Plainfield, N.J.; Prince...
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