This Law Firm Publication by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. addresses the passage of paid sick leave ordinances in several New Jersey cities, including Passaic, East Orange, Paterson and Irvington. The laws require employers with ten or more employees to allow the employees to accrue up to 40 hours of paid sick leave per year. Employers with fewer than ten employees are required to allow employees to accrue up to 24 hours of paid sick leave. Employees can earn one hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked and may be used in hourly increments. The Passaic ordinance takes effect on December 31, 2014. East Orange's ordinance takes effect on January 6, 2015. The Paterson and Irvington ordinances become effective on January 7, 2015.