| State/County/City | Covered Employers | Effective Date |
| Arizona | All employers regardless of size. | July 1, 2017 |
| California | All employers regardless of size. | July 1, 2015 |
| Berkeley, CA | All employers regardless of size. | October 1, 2017 |
| Emeryville, CA | All employers regardless of size. | July 2, 2015 |
| Los Angeles, CA | Employers with 26 or more employees. | July 1, 2016 |
| Employers with 25 or fewer employees. | July 1, 2017 |
| Long Beach, CA | Hotel employers. | November 6, 2012 |
| Oakland, CA | All employers regardless of size. | March 2, 2015 |
| San Diego, CA | All employers regardless of size. | July 11, 2016 |
| San Francisco, CA | All employers regardless of size. | February 5, 2007 |
| Santa Monica, CA | All employers regardless of size. | January 1, 2017 |
| Connecticut | For employers with 50 or employees (for services workers only.) | January 1, 2012 |
| District of Columbia | All employers regardless of size. | November 13, 2008 |
| Chicago, IL | All employers regardless of size that maintain a business facility within the
City of Chicago and/or are required to obtain a business license to operate in
the city.
| July 1, 2017 |
| Cook County, IL | All employers that employ at least one covered employee at a place of business within the Cook County. | July 1, 2017 |
| Montgomery County, MD | Employers with five or more employees, and both paid and unpaid if it has fewer than 5 employees. | October 1, 2016 |
| Massachusetts | Employers with 11 or more employees and unpaid if fewer than 11. | July 1, 2015 |
| Minneapolis, MN | Employers with 6 or more employees. Employers with 5 or fewer employees can choose to provide unpaid leave. | July 1, 2017 |
| St. Paul, MN | Employers with 24 or more employees. | July 1, 2017 |
Bloomfield, NJ
| All employers regardless of size. | July 1, 2015 |
| Elizabeth, NJ | All employers regardless of size. | March 2, 2016 |
| East Orange, NJ | All employers regardless of size. | January 7, 2015 |
Irvington, NJ
| All employers regardless of size. | January 28, 2015 |
| Jersey City, NJ | Employers with 10 or more employees. Employers with fewer than 10 employees can provide unpaid sick days. | January 24, 2014 |
| Montclair, NJ | All employers regardless of size. | March 4, 2015 |
| Morristown, NJ | All employers regardless of size. | January 11, 2017 |
| New Brunswick, NJ | Employers with 5 or more full time employees. | January 6, 2016 |
| Newark, NJ | All employers regardless of size. | June 21, 2014 |
| Passaic, NJ | All employers regardless of size. | January 1, 2015 |
| Paterson, NJ | All employers regardless of size. | January 8, 2015 |
| Plainfield, NJ | All employers regardless of size. | July 15, 2016 |
| New York City, NY | Employers with five or more employees, or one or more domestic worker. Employers with fewer than five employees must provide unpaid sick leave. | April 1, 2014 |
| Portland, OR | All employers with 10 or more employees (at least 6 for employers located in Portland) Employers with less than 10 employees (less than 6 for employers located in Portland.) | January 1, 2016 |
| Philadelphia, PA | Employers with 10 or more employees must provide paid sick leave. Employers with 9 employees must provide unpaid sick leave. | May 13, 2015 |
| Vermont | Employers with more than five employees. | January 1, 2017 |
| Employers with five or fewer employees. | January 1, 2018 |
| Washington | All Employers regardless the size. | January 1, 2018 |
| SeaTac, WA | Hospitality, transportation and retail employers with 10 or more employees (non – managerial employees.) | January 1, 2014 |
| Seattle, WA | All employers with more than four full- time equivalent employees (including full time, part-time and temporary workers.) | September 1, 2012 |
| Spokane, WA | All employers regardless of size. New businesses which start up during 2017 will have an additional year from the date they get their first business registration in Spokane. | January 1, 2017 |
| Tacoma, WA | All employers regardless of size. | February 1, 2016 |
