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- Statutory Update: Family and Medical Leave Updates, including Massachusetts reporting requirements and Oregon amendments; Accrued Paid Leave Updates; Upcoming Important Dates & More March 20, 2024 - Updates in State and Local leave legislation and guidance since our December 20, 2023 post. … Read More »
- Statutory Update: Chicago Paid Leave Effective Date Delay; Cook County, IL Accrued Leave Amendment; California Paid Sick Leave Resources; 2024 PFML Benefits, Rates and Required Notices December 20, 2023 - Updates in State and Local leave legislation and guidance since our November 21 post. … Read More »
- Statutory Update: Accrued Paid Leave Amendments in CA, IL and MN; 2024 PFML Benefits and Rates; January 1 Reminders & More November 21, 2023 - Updates in State and Local leave legislation and guidance since our August 31 post. … Read More »
- Statutory Update: Maine Enacts Paid Family and Medical Leave (ME PFML); Federal Guidance; PFML and Accrued Paid Leave Updates & More August 31, 2023 - Updates in Federal, State, and Local leave legislation and guidance since our June 9 post. … Read More »
- How Top Employers are Approaching Bereavement Care: A Report August 8, 2023 - MMA’s Absence, Disability, and Life Practice and Empathy, a platform for helping families navigate the emotional and logistical challenges of loss, recently partnered to better understand how top employers are supporting their employees in some of life’s most difficult moments – through bereavement and loss. The research conducted sheds light… … Read More »
- Statutory Update: Minnesota Enacts Earned Sick and Safe Time and Paid Family and Medical Leave, and Amends Existing Laws June 9, 2023 - Last month the governor of Minnesota approved several measures impacting employee entitlements to leave and protections: SF3035 (May 24), Effective July 1, 2023 which amends the current Pregnancy and Parental Leave Act and the state’s “kin care” law and amends current accommodations requirements for pregnant and lactating employees. Effective January… … Read More »
- Statutory Update: COVID-19 Legislation; New Federal Worksite Posters, PFML and Accrued Paid Leave Updates & More May 25, 2023 - On May 15 the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its technical assistance: What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws. The EEOC maintained this guidance throughout the pandemic and, while much of the content is still relevant with regard to… … Read More »
- Statutory Update: COVID-19 Legislation; Protections for Pregnant and Working Mothers; PFML and Accrued Paid Leave Updates & More February 27, 2023 - While California’s COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) law expired on December 31, 2022, the requirement to provide exclusion pay under Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards remained in place. Effective February 3, 2023 the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) adopted COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations, which do not feature… … Read More »
- Statutory Update: COVID-19 Legislation; 2023 PFML Benefits & Rates, Important Reminders December 22, 2022 - California’s statewide SPSL requirements expire December 31, 2022. As of today there is no indication that they will be extended or reinstated, especially given the mayor’s October 17 announcement that the state’s COVID-19 State of Emergency will end on February 28, 2023. Any employee on leave as of the law's… … Read More »
- Statutory Update: COVID-19 Legislation; MI Paid Sick Leave Changes, PFML Updates and 2023 Benefits and Rates & More October 28, 2022 - On September 29 the governor of California approved AB152, extending 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) requirements, originally set to expire September 30, through December 31, 2022. This extension does not provide additional leave to employees, it simply extends the time period during which an employee’s existing SPSL balance… … Read More »
- Statutory Update: COVID-19 Legislation; CO FAMLI, DC PFL & OR PFML Updates; 2023 PFML Benefits and Rates & More September 30, 2022 - Our July 26 Statutory Update included a summary of San Francisco’s Public Health Emergency Leave (PHEL) Ordinance, which becomes effective October 1, 2022. The new (permanent) law requires employers to inform their employees of their rights to PHEL by posting a notice at each job site in all languages available… … Read More »
- Statutory Update: COVID-19 Legislation; Bloomington, MN and Puerto Rico Paid Sick Leave; PFML Updates & More July 26, 2022 - On June 7 San Francisco voters approved Proposition G, which permanently adds Article 33F to the San Francisco Police Code and requires employers to make Public Health Emergency Leave (PHEL) available to their employees effective October 1, 2022. Below are the details outlined in the ordinance; future amendments or clarifications… … Read More »
- Statutory Update: OR PFML Contribution Rate; July 1 Reminders; AL Adoption Leave Update; West Hollywood Paid Leave Regulations June 10, 2022 - Last month the Oregon Employment Department (OED) announced that the contribution rate for OR PFML beginning January 1, 2023, will be 1% of employees’ wages (the law itself indicated that the rate was “not to exceed” 1%). The maximum wages subject to contribution will be $132,900. Of the total rate… … Read More »
- Statutory Update: Delaware Enacts Paid Family and Medical Leave; WA PFML Rules; AL Adoption Leave May 12, 2022 - On May 10 the governor of Delaware signed the Healthy Delaware Families Act (SB1), establishing the “Delaware Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program” to provide job-protected paid leave to employees working in the state. Below is a summary of the law’s text. … Read More »
- Statutory Update: Maryland Enacts Paid Family and Medical Leave; WA PFML and OR PST Amendments April 14, 2022 - On April 9 the Maryland General Assembly enacted the Time to Care Act of 2022 (SB275), overriding the governor’s veto the day before. The Act establishes the “Maryland Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program” to provide job-protected paid family and medical leave to employees working in the state. Provided is… … Read More »
- Statutory Update – Philadelphia, PA COVID-19 Leave, DC PFML Changes March 25, 2022 - On March 9 the mayor of Philadelphia signed Bill No. 220051-A, resurrecting the city’s Public Health Emergency Leave that expired last summer and renaming it “COVID-19 Leave”. Effective Dates: March 9, 2022 through December 31, 2023 Applies to: All Employers with 25 or more employees (2021 PHEL applied to employers… … Read More »
- Statutory Update – COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave Updates March 10, 2022 - Long Beach: With the recent reinstatement of statewide COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) effective February 19 (see our March 4 Statutory Update for details), Long Beach’s SPSL ordinance has ended and only the state’s requirements apply. … Read More »
- Statutory Update – California Reinstates COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave March 4, 2022 - Our February 3 Statutory Update included mention that legislation reinstating “COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave” was awaiting final approval. On Wednesday, February 9, SB114 was signed by the governor. Effective Date: February 19, 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) requirements are applicable retroactively to January 1, 2022, through September… … Read More »
- Statutory Update – COVID-19 Legislation; NY PSL Regs, WA LTC & More February 3, 2022 - On January 25 the governor of California and members of the state legislature announced that they reached an agreement regarding reinstatement of COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave. In its current form, the proposed legislation (AB84 / SB114, as of February 2) features requirements that largely resemble those of the 2021… … Read More »
- Statutory Update: 2022 Statutory Disability & Paid Family Leave Benefits and Rates, Allegheny County PSL, WA LTC Delay December 22, 2021 - 2022 Statutory Disability & Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits and Rates … Read More »