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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