On September 26, 2013, Jersey City, New Jersey became the latest jurisdiction to mandate that private sector employees receive paid sick leave. Jersey City joins a handful of U.S. cities1 with a mandatory paid sick leave requirement: San Francisco, California; New York City, New York; Portland, Oregon; and Seattle, Washington.2 Additionally, paid sick leave requirements exist in Connecticut and Washington, D.C. The ordinance takes effect January 24, 2014. However, for employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) in effect on the ordinance’s effective date, the ordinance covers them on the date the CBA terminates.