An act amending title 3 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 25, subchapter VI, by adding section 590d and title 24 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 1, by adding section
Sponsored By: Avery L. Lewis
Enacted
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Paid leave for private workers with disabled kids
Beginning September 5, 2026, full-time workers at private employers with 10 or more employees—and workers at employers that receive Virgin Islands economic development benefits—get four hours of paid leave each month. You can use it to take a child under 22 with a diagnosed developmental disability to medical, therapy, or diagnostic visits. This leave does not replace your other leave rights. Give seven business days’ notice, unless it is an emergency; then provide documentation within three days. Your employer may ask for basic proof of the diagnosis (no details) and the appointment. The Department of Labor enforces these rights, can order back pay, and can fine employers up to $1,000 per violation.
Paid leave for Virgin Islands government parents of disabled kids
Beginning September 5, 2026, full-time Virgin Islands government workers get four hours of paid leave each month to take a child with a diagnosed developmental disability (under age 22) to medical, therapy, or diagnostic visits. This covers all government agencies and instrumentalities. Your pay and other leave are not reduced, and you may add sick leave if you need more time. Give at least seven business days’ notice, unless it is an emergency; then provide documentation within three days. Your employer may ask for proof of the diagnosis (no details) and the appointment. The Division of Personnel enforces these rights and can order back pay if you are denied leave.
Paid leave starts September 5, 2026
The law takes effect 90 days after it was signed. The Governor approved it on June 7, 2026. The paid-leave rules apply starting September 5, 2026.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Avery L. Lewis
legislature
Cosponsors
Angel L. Bolques, Jr.
legislature
Clifford A. Joseph, Sr.
legislature
Kenneth L. Gittens
legislature
Marise C. James
legislature
Marvin A. Blyden
legislature
Milton E. Potter
legislature
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
Actions Timeline
Enacted
6/9/2026legislatureTo Governor
6/3/2026legislatureFloor
5/28/2026legislatureRules
4/23/2026legislatureIntroduced
11/17/2025legislature
Bill Text
Enacted Act
6/9/2026
Amendment
5/28/2026
Bill Text
11/17/2025
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