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Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Do I Get Time Off from Work to Vote?

As Summer transitions to Fall, political ads are everywhere.  Pumpkins, pigskins, polls and prognostications abound. Unless you live under a rock, you know 2024 is an election year.  As election day approaches, employers...more

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SJC Rules that Employees Do Not Accrue Benefits During Massachusetts Paid Family & Medical Leave

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In its September 13, 2024 decision in Bodge et al. v. Commonwealth et al., SJC-13567 (2024), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) ruled that an employer’s policy of denying the accrual of certain benefits to...more

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The EEOC Continues to Challenge Leave Policies as Discriminatory

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) continues its focus on challenging employment leave policies as discriminatory under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)....more

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Shifting Views on Paid Administrative Leave

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Employers often place employees on paid administrative leave while they investigate accusations of employee misconduct or make decisions regarding the employees’ employment. Traditionally, most federal courts agreed that this...more

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HR Quick Take: FMLA

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Q: I have an employee on FMLA and I’m not certain how to count holiday leave....more

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Untangling the Oregon Leave Quagmire – Answers to Common Compliance Questions in Light of Recent Legislative Changes

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If you have employees working in Oregon, chances are you have heard about Oregon’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program also known as Paid Leave Oregon (“PLO”). In addition to PLO, eligible Oregon employees may be...more

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USERRA Does Not Require Paid Military Leave...Or Does It?

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The landscape of federal military leave law may be shifting. In the past three years, four federal appellate courts have held that an employer may be required to offer paid leave for an employee’s military service where the...more

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Eleventh Circuit Limits Scope of Parental Leave for Birth of Child Under FMLA

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The Family and Medical Leave Act provides leave and job protection to eligible employees who need to be absent from work “because of the birth of a son or daughter of the employee and in order to care for such son or...more

Adams and Reese LLP

Mandatory PFML Requirements for Employers in the “Swamp” and “Rocky Mountain High”

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This month, in the final part of our Adams and Reese Paid Family and Medical Leave series, we examine highlights of the mandatory PFML laws in Colorado and the District of Columbia, two other jurisdictions within the Adams...more

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Minnesota’s New Paid Family and Medical Leave Law

On May 25, 2023, Gov. Tim Walz signed new legislation establishing Minnesota’s state-run family and medical leave program (the “Paid Leave Program”), and guaranteeing almost all Minnesota employees the right to paid family...more

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Minnesota Legislature Enacts Pay Transparency Law and Updates Paid Sick Leave and Other Employment Laws

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Minnesota employers should be aware of several new employment laws that were included in the Omnibus Labor and Industry Policy bill and Omnibus Tax bill that were signed into law at the end of May, just before the close of...more

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Doubling Down in the Second City, Part Two: Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection Issues Final Rules...

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On July 1, 2024, the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (PLO or the “Ordinance”) took effect. We previously reported on the Ordinance when it was announced in November 2023 noting that, as written, it...more

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New Paid Time Off Benefits for Chicago Employees Effective July 1, 2024

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Effective July 1, 2024, most Chicago employees are eligible to accrue paid leave and paid sick and safe leave. While an increasing number of state and local jurisdictions require certain employers to provide their employees...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

State & Local Employment Law Developments: Q2 2024

California - Workplace Violence Prevention Plans: Effective July 1, 2024, most employers will be required to establish and maintain a workplace violence prevention plan. Additionally, employers will be required to maintain...more

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Proposed Rules for Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave Provide Some Helpful Information for Employers

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Maine’s comprehensive paid family and medical leave (PFML) law, enacted in October 2023, establishes a state benefits program funded by employer and employee contributions (the “Program”). The PFML law provides for...more

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Chicago’s Paid Leave and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Takes Effect Soon – Are You Ready?

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Beginning on July 1, 2024, employers in Chicago must begin to comply with significant new obligations that further complicate a tangle of state and local laws mandating paid leave....more

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Illinois' Paid Leave For All Workers Act – Learn Your Rules Update

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Executive Summary: On April 30, 2024, the Illinois Department of Labor (“IDOL”) finalized its Rules for the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (“PLAW Act” or “the Act”). In November, the IDOL proposed Rules for the law that we...more

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California Employment News: Brief Overview of Leave Laws All California Employers Should Be Aware Of (Podcast)

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Essential leave laws every CA employer should know! Weintraub Tobin attorneys Meagan Bainbridge and Ryan Abernethy break down the key points and provide practical advice on managing these leaves in the latest installment of...more

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California Employment News: Brief Overview of Leave Laws All California Employers Should Be Aware Of

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Essential leave laws every CA employer should know! Weintraub Tobin attorneys Meagan Bainbridge and Ryan Abernethy break down the key points and provide practical advice on managing these leaves in the latest installment of...more

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Minnesota’s 2024 Legislation Updates: Employment Law

As we reported in an alert last year, in 2023 the Minnesota Legislature enacted sweeping changes to the employment law landscape through the Jobs and Economic Development and Labor Omnibus Budget Bill. Now, Governor Tim Walz...more

Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP

Connecticut Passes New Law Expanding Paid Sick Days Protections

On May 28, 2024, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed Public Act 24-8 expanding the state’s laws on paid sick days protections. Under the new legislation, nearly all Connecticut workers will be entitled to paid sick days....more

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Connecticut Greatly Expands Paid Sick Leave Law

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On May 21, 2024, Governor Ned Lamont signed into law a bill that creates sweeping changes to Connecticut’s Paid Sick Leave Law, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-57r, et seq. (the “Amendments”). The Amendments will greatly expand the...more

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If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 122: Connecticut Revamps Statewide Paid Sick Leave Law

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On May 6, 2024, the Connecticut legislature passed a bill (HB No. 5005) amending a number of key aspects of the Connecticut statewide Paid Sick Leave Law. The bill was signed into law by Governor Ned Lamont on May 21, 2024....more

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Five Actionable Compliance Steps for New York Employers

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2024 is already shaping up to be another year with significant new compliance obligations for New York employers. Below, we list five actionable steps New York employers should take to tackle the ever-growing challenge of...more

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Employers May Rescind Previously Protected Leave Under the Oregon Family Leave Act by June 1, 2024

On March 20, 2024, Governor Tina Kotek signed into law Senate Bill 1515, which eliminated some qualifying reasons for leave under the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) that overlapped with qualifying reasons for leave under Paid...more

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