State: ME

June 2024 Statutory Update

Posted on by Angel Chang

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In this Update:

 

Federal

Department Guidance

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) – final regulations

Artificial Intelligence and the FLSA, the FMLA, and Other Employment Laws – guidance

 

State and Local

Family and Medical Leave Updates

Connecticut Paid Leave (CT PL) – amendments

Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance (CO FAMLI) – guidance

Delaware Paid Leave (DE PL) – regulations updates

Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave (ME PFML) – proposed regulations, amendments

Maryland Family and Medical Leave Insurance (MD FAMLI) – program date changes, amendments

Minnesota Paid Leave (MN PL) – amendments, reporting requirement update

Minnesota Pregnancy and Parental Leave Act – amendments

Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) – regulations updates

Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave (WA PFML) – regulations update

Paid Family Leave as a Class of Insurance – Kentucky

 

Accrued Paid Leave Updates

Connecticut Paid Sick Leave – amendments

Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act (PLAWA) – final regulations

Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave – final regulations, model notice

Cook County, IL Paid Leave – amendment

Minnesota Earned Sick and Safe Time – amendments

New York Paid Sick Leave – amendment: Paid Prenatal Leave     

Washington Paid Sick Leave – amendments   

 

Other News

New York – Paid Breaks for Nursing Employees

New York COVID-19 Sick Leave – repeal

Statutory Update: Maine Enacts Paid Family and Medical Leave (ME PFML); Federal Guidance; PFML and Accrued Paid Leave Updates & More

Posted on by Avery Helm

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In this Update:

Federal

Resources and Guidance
  • Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) – updated worksite poster, proposed regulations
  • Recent Guidance – FMLA, ADA     

State and Local

Family and Medical Leave
  • Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance (CO FAMLI) – reminder, regulations update
  • Massachusetts Parental Leave Act (MPLA) (unpaid) – updated guidance, updated required notice
  • Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave (ME PFML) – NEW
  • New York Disability Benefits Law (NY DBL) – regulations update
  • Oregon Paid and Unpaid Family and Medical Leave (OR PFML and OFLA) – amendments, regulations update
  • Rhode Island TDI and TCI – maximum benefit increase effective 7/1/23
  • Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave (WA PFML) – amendments, regulations update
  • Tennessee Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit – NEW  
  • Paid Family Leave as a Class of Insurance – Alabama, Florida, Texas
  Accrued Paid Leave
  • Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act – amendment, updated required notice
  • Connecticut Paid Sick Leave – amendment
  • St. Paul, Minnesota Earned Sick and Safe Time – regulations update
  • Oregon Paid Sick Time – regulations update
  • Washington Paid Sick Leave – amendment
  • Seattle, WA Paid Sick and Safe Time for Gig Workers – NEW
Other News
  • Anaheim, CA Hotel Worker Protections – NEW
  • Illinois – New and Amended Legislation                                                                                                                                                                               
    • Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA) – amendment
    • Child Extended Bereavement Leave – NEW
    • Blood and Organ Donation Leave – amendment
  • Louisiana Leave for Genetic Testing and Cancer Screening – NEW
  • Minnesota Voting Leave – amendment
  • Nevada Domestic Violence Leave – amendment
  • New Hampshire Accommodations for Nursing Mothers – NEW
  • Oregon Leave for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault or Stalking – amendment