Paid Time Off (PTO), City Councils

Increased Regulations for Employers, Among Philadelphia City Council’s Agenda

Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/23/2020

In advance of their first official meeting of 2020, members of Philadelphia City Council outlined their legislative priorities, and several say they intend to introduce legislation to increase protections for employees....more

New York City Council to Consider Expanding Earned Safe and Sick Time Act to Require “Personal Time”

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 5/29/2019

The New York City Council is considering a bill that would expand the NYC Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) to provide eligible employees with “personal time” that could be used for any reason. The bill would also expand...more

Paid Sick & Family Leave Passes D.C. City Council

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 12/22/2016

For over a year, the D.C. City Council has considered a bill that would have provided employees in the nation’s capital paid family and sick leave. Now, after extended debate and comment from the public and business...more

Chicago Task Force Proposes 5 Days Of Paid Sick Leave For Employees

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 4/6/2016

Poised to join the increasing number of cities that require paid sick leave, the Working Families Task Force (commissioned by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel) recently recommended that employees in Chicago be allowed to earn at...more

D.C. Council Introduces Legislation That Would Give D.C. Employees Up to 16 Weeks of Paid Family and Medical Leave

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 10/8/2015

On October 6, 2015, the D.C. Council introduced the Universal Paid Leave Act of 2014. If enacted, the proposed law will allow employees in D.C. to take up to 16 weeks of paid family and medical leave in a 12-month period,...more

D.C. Council Introduces Bill Providing 16 Weeks Of PAID Leave to D.C. Employees

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 10/7/2015

Yesterday (October 6, 2015), 7 of the 13 members of the Council of the District of Columbia introduced the Universal Paid Leave Act of 2015 (the “Act”). If passed, the Act would significantly impact employers and workers in...more