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HR Quick Take: Changing Sick Leave Policies and COVID-19

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Q: My company has a policy where you can only take sick leave if you are actually sick. Can we amend this for the current Coronavirus circumstance without having to change it forever?...more

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Coronavirus Update for U.S. Employers

Recent fast-paced developments, increasing employee apprehensions, and uncertainty regarding the Novel Coronavirus 2019-nCoV have left employers and employees with some concerns. We recently discussed the emergence of the...more

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How to Comply With Canada’s Cornucopia of Sick Leave Laws

Sick leave presents a unique challenge for Canadian employers that wish to manage absenteeism while complying with their legal obligations. The relevant rules vary between provinces and may involve multiple statutes within a...more

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If Pain, Yes Gain—Part XVIII: Vermont Becomes Fifth State to Enact Paid Sick Leave Law

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Vermont finally hopped on the paid sick leave bandwagon when last week, Governor Peter Shumlin signed the Vermont Paid Sick Leave Law (“Vermont PSLL”). Vermont joins Connecticut, California, Massachusetts, and Oregon as the...more

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If Pain, Yes Gain — Part XII: Paid Sick Leave Spreading in New Jersey

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After a wave of recent developments, New Jersey continues to solidify its status as the state with the most municipal paid sick leave laws in the country. Earlier this month, voters in Elizabeth approved a paid sick...more

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The Three “H”s of Fall: Halloween, Hot Chocolate, and Handbooks

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Yes, the end of the year always brings a flurry of revisions to employer handbooks. This year is no different. Business owners, general counsel, and human resources professionals throughout California and the County always...more

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Massachusetts Policies and Procedures “Checkup”: The Top 10 Areas for Review

Now that the lazy days of summer are over and fall is here, it’s a good time for Massachusetts employers to perform a “checkup” on their policies and procedures to make sure they are compliant with Massachusetts law before...more

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Emergency Legislation to Amend California’s Paid Sick Leave Requirements Signed by Governor, Effective Immediately

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Last year, the California Legislature enacted A.B. 1522, the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (“Act”), which amended California Labor Code Section 245.5 to provide paid sick days to most California employees,...more

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Maryland’s Montgomery County Is the Latest Jurisdiction to Require Paid Sick and Safe Leave

On July 2, 2015, Montgomery County, Maryland, became the latest jurisdiction to mandate paid sick and safe leave (“Sick Leave”). The “Earned Sick and Safe Leave” law, Bill No. 60-14 (“Act”), requires all employers operating...more

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California Paid Sick Leave Law Compliance Checklist

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Beginning on July 1, 2015, most California employers are required to offer nearly all of their employees paid sick time under the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act (“Act”), codified at California Labor Code sections...more

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How Fowl! Is An Employee's Text and His Girlfriend's Report Enough to Establish Notice of Need for FMLA Leave? Not So Fast...

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This one just smells fowl. Delbert (not sure if he goes by Del or Bert, so I’ll just call him Delbert) decided not to show up for work at Tyson Fresh Meats on December 28. Instead, he asked his girlfriend, who also worked...more

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California Employers, Beware: It’s Time to Rewrite Your Sick Leave and PTO Policies

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By now, most employers have heard about California’s new paid sick leave law, AB 1522, technically known as the Healthy Workplace, Healthy Families Act, which will be codified at Labor Code sections 245 to 249 and 2810.5....more

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Ten New Year’s Resolutions Retail Employers Should Consider Making in 2015

Now that the busy 2014 holiday shopping season is over and the new year has begun, it’s a good time for retail employers to take a breath and think about 2015—what’s coming, what issues they should be watching, and what...more

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Infectious? Please, Just Go Home!

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The world can be a scary place. There are risks that you can control, like whether or not you take up bungee jumping or alligator wrestling, and risks you can’t control, such as whether or not someone runs a red light or if...more

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Countdown To July 1st: Preparing For California's Mandatory Paid Sick Leave

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Beginning July 1, 2015, California employers, with limited exceptions, must grant every employee 24 hours or three paid sick days each year. Even employers who are already providing paid sick leave face potential liability...more

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Massachusetts Voters Approve Paid Sick Leave Measure

On November 4, 2014, Massachusetts voters approved by a decisive margin (approximately 60 percent in favor) a new measure requiring employers to provide sick leave to all employees (with certain limited exceptions regarding...more

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