As we reported at the end of 2024, there are a number of critical employment law developments that will affect U.S. employers in the next several months, and, for some employers, in the next several days. Though not an exhaustive list, we focus here on some key upcoming deadlines for employers in Q2 and Q3 2025.

Paid Sick Leave

• Missouri: Last Election Day, Missouri voters passed a ballot initiative requiring employers to provide employees with one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, which leave can be capped at 40 hours per year (for employers with 1-14 employees) or 56 hours per year (for employers with 15 or more employees). By April 15, 2025, employers must provide a written notice to current employees about the new paid sick leave law, which will become effective May 1, 2025, the same date that paid sick leave must begin to accrue. New employees must receive notice of the law within fourteen (14) calendar days of commencing employment. Employers also must display a poster in the workplace informing employees about the law. (Note: The law is the subject of a pending constitutional challenge before the Missouri Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments on March 12, 2025. There is also a bill moving through the Missouri legislature to remove the paid sick leave component of the law. Despite these challenges, as of this writing, the law is still slated to go into effect on May 1, 2025.)

• Alaska: Alaska voters similarly adopted a paid sick leave law in...

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