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Connecticut Expands Paid Sick Law to Establish Entitlements for Most Employees by 2027

On May 6, 2024, the Connecticut General Assembly expanded its 2012 landmark legislation that required private-sector employers with fifty or more employees to provide paid sick time to all “service workers.” The bill, which...more

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New Paid Leave Requirements for Chicago Employees Starting July 1 – What to Know and How to Prepare

Effective July 1, 2024, employers will need to comply with new paid leave requirements that apply to all Chicago employees (including those who work from home from Chicago). The Chicago City Council passed the Paid Leave and...more

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Updated: Making Sense of Chicago's Paid Leave Ordinance

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In the late night hours of November 9, 2023, the City of Chicago passed the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance, a first-of-its-kind piece of legislation requiring employers to provide up to 40 hours of...more

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Chicago Passes Sweeping New Paid Leave Ordinance

Chicago recently passed one of the most expansive paid time off laws in the country, with significant changes and severe penalties for violations. Passed by the Chicago City Council on November 9, 2023, the Paid Leave and...more

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Chicago Employers Confront Significant New Mandatory Paid Leave Requirements Effective January 1, 2024

On Thursday, November 9, 2023, the Chicago City Council voted to approve a new paid time off ordinance, the “Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance.” This new ordinance replaces the Chicago Paid Sick Leave...more

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Chicago Enacts New Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance

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On November 9, 2023, the Chicago City Council passed the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (the Ordinance), which takes effect on December 31, 2023. The Ordinance will replace Chicago’s current Paid...more

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New Chicago Ordinance Expands Paid Time Off for All Workers

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What is the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance? On November 9, 2023, the Chicago City Council passed the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (the “Ordinance”), which goes into...more

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Chicago to Provide up to 10 Days of Paid Leave to Covered Employees

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On November 9, 2023, the Chicago City Council passed the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (the “Ordinance”), which will, effective December 31, 2023, supersede Chicago’s sick leave law and require...more

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Chicago Passes Sweeping Paid Leave Ordinance

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The city of Chicago approved the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (the ordinance) on November 9, 2023, providing all employees working in the city with up to five annual days of paid leave that can be...more

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Employer Alert: OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19 Vaccines

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued its highly anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) regarding COVID-19 vaccine requirements for certain larger employers. The ETS took effect Friday,...more

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UNPACKING THE NEW OSHA ETS FOR COVID-19 VACCINES AND TESTING

On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its highly anticipated emergency temporary standards for COVID-19 (the “ETS”) along with a landing page on its website with various...more

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OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard Requiring COVID-19 Tests or Vaccinations for Most Employers

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Less than two months after receiving direction from President Joe Biden, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) covering employers with at least 100...more

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Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave Forms

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As many readers know, on May 28, 2021, An Act Providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave was passed. The Act creates a fund for the Commonwealth to reimburse eligible employers who provide employees with...more

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California Legislature Sends New COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Bill to Governor for Signature

Within days, California employers may have to provide employees with even more COVID-19–related paid leave. On March 18, 2021, the California Legislature passed Senate Bill 95, which creates new Labor Code Section 248.2 and...more

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Philadelphia Expands Employment Protections for Domestic Workers

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Effective May 1, 2020, Philadelphia became the tenth jurisdiction to enact employment legislation to protect domestic workers. The Philadelphia Domestic Worker Bill of Rights (DWBR) requires companies and individuals who...more

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Los Angeles County Implements Supplemental Paid Sick For COVID-19 Purposes

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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors just unanimously approved a Supplemental Paid Sick Leave designed to fill in the gaps between the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act and Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-51-20...more

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Colorado Mandates 4 Days of Paid Leave for COVID-19 Testing

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On March 10, 2020, Colorado Governor Jared Polis issued an executive order directing he Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (“DLE”) to create emergency rules to “ensure workers in food handling, hospitality, child...more

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Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act Going Into Effect Amidst Uncertainty

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On March 15, 2020, the long-awaited Paid Sick Days Act of the City of Pittsburgh (the Act) will go into effect. Originally enacted by the city in 2015, it took a 2019 decision of the state Supreme Court to re-define the...more

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Additional Employer Obligations Take Effect as DC Paid Family Leave Program Inches Closer to July 2020 Benefit Launch Date

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The next round of employer obligations - primarily posting and notice requirements - for DC Paid Family Leave (“PFL”) takes effect on February 1, 2020. Therefore, covered employers need to act now to meet...more

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Paid Sick Leave is Coming to Pittsburgh

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On July 17, 2019, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that the City of Pittsburgh’s Paid Sick Days Act (PSDA)—a 2015 ordinance that required businesses to provide paid sick leave to workers in the City—is valid....more

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Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act Will (Finally) Take Effect – Prepare for the Ides of March

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After more than a four-year delay, the City of Pittsburgh’s Paid Sick Days Act (“the Ordinance”) will go into effect on March 15, 2020.  The city passed the Ordinance in August 2015, but its authority to pass such a law was...more

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Nevada Labor Commissioner Issues Advisory Opinions Clarifying Mandatory PTO Law

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The Nevada Labor Commissioner issued two advisory opinions concerning Senate Bill (SB) 312, which, effective January 1, 2020, requires private employers with 50 or more employees in Nevada to provide paid leave that employees...more

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If Pain, Yes Gain—Part 74: New San Antonio Ordinance Headlines Heatwave of Texas PSL Developments

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 3, 2019, the San Antonio City Council adopted an amended PSL ordinance, now known as the Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (“SSLO”). Despite a number of key differences between the SSLO and San...more

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If Pain (or Anything Else), Yes Gain—Part 73: Bernalillo County, NM Enacts First Local Paid Time Off Ordinance

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Last month, Bernalillo County, NM became the first local jurisdiction to enact a mandatory paid time off ordinance. The Ordinance, which goes into effect on July 1, 2020, requires covered employers located...more

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Mandatory PTO Trend Continues with Bernalillo County, New Mexico Ordinance

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On August 20, 2019, the Bernalillo County, New Mexico Commissioners enacted the "Employee Wellness Act," which, though originally styled as a paid sick leave law, as amended requires covered employers to provide paid time off...more

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