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Although many employers provide paid sick leave as a benefit for
their employees, no federal law currently requires private
employers to provide paid sick leave. Last year, Congress passed
the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ("FFCRA")
that included national paid sick leave for the first time. But
leave was limited to reasons related to COVID-19 and the temporary
law has since expired. What remains is a patchwork of state and
local, paid sick leave laws that employers must navigate carefully.
In response, my state, Texas, has tried to limit this local