Developing a paid sick and safe time (PSST) policy that complies universally – or at the very least with two laws – has become increasingly challenging. Without fail, and despite some overlap, each new law seems to contain...more
12/31/2018
/ Domestic Violence ,
Earned Sick Time ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Local Ordinance ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Safe Leave ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
For employers with Washington State operations, what happened in 2018 does not necessarily stay in 2018. Those bidding 2018 farewell cannot say goodbye to various paid sick and safe time (PSST) policy, notice, and leave...more
12/21/2018
/ Earned Sick Time ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Local Ordinance ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Safe Leave ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
On December 14, 2018, Michigan’s employment law landscape dramatically changed—again—when Michigan Governor Rick Snyder (R) signed Senate Bills (SB) 1171 and 1175. ...more
12/20/2018
/ Lame Duck Session ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tip-Pooling ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour
New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJ DOL) created a webpage concerning the state’s paid sick and safe time law, which took effect on October 29, 2018. ...more
Recent developments in New York City and Westchester County, New York, may require employers to review their existing leave policies and procedures. ...more
10/26/2018
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Local Ordinance ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Popular ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
State and Local Government ,
State Employees ,
Wage and Hour
On September 5, 2018, the Michigan Legislature adopted as law a proposed ballot measure that will require employers to provide their employees paid leave that can be used for “sick” and “safe” time purposes. Michigan’s Earned...more
9/11/2018
/ Ballot Measures ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Earned Sick Time ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Safe Leave ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On August 16, 2018, the San Antonio City Council adopted a paid sick and safe leave ordinance which, aside from minor linguistic differences, is identical to the ordinance passed earlier this year in Austin. ...more
Seattle, Washington’s Office of Labor Standards (OLS) revised its rules concerning the Paid Sick and Safe Time (PSST) Ordinance....more
6/26/2018
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Final Rules ,
Joint Employers ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Posting Requirements ,
Safe Time ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On May 11, 2018, the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training finalized regulations concerning the state’s mandatory paid sick and safe time law, the Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act (HSFWA). The regulations...more
On the heels of signing equal pay legislation which will substantially expand pay equity protections for New Jersey employees, Governor Phil Murphy tweeted that he will sign a statewide paid sick leave bill on Wednesday, May...more
On December 12, 2017, Prince George’s County, Maryland enacted Bill Number CB-87-2017, which mandates that covered employees be allowed to accrue and use paid leave for absences connected to domestic violence, sexual assault,...more
Slightly one year after the New York City Council introduced a bill that would expand the city's paid sick leave requirements to cover "safe time" leave, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed it into law on November 6, 2017....more
After a nine-month drought in 2017, a new paid sick and safe leave law has been enacted in Rhode Island. Upon coming back into session in September, state legislators swiftly returned to advancing their identical paid leave...more
Minneapolis, Minnesota has amended the Minneapolis Sick and Safe Time Ordinance less than four months after it was enacted. The amendments come on the heels of neighboring St. Paul adopting its own paid sick leave law, and...more
On August 31, 2016, the City of Berkeley, California joined the long list of local jurisdictions to create a local sick leave law when it enacted the “Paid Sick Leave Ordinance.” Berkeley also amended its minimum wage law and...more
San Diego’s Earned Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Ordinance has been amended less than two months after its July 11, 2016 effective date. The amendments, instituted via the oddly-titled “Implementing Ordinance,” plug gaps the...more
After enduring years of drought, California employers find themselves in a phenomenon of equal concern: a cruel summer. In the span of one month, two new local paid sick leave laws were signed and amendments to two existing...more
6/15/2016
/ Local Ordinance ,
Minimum Wage ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Popular ,
Posting Requirements ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
San Francisco ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour
2016 may be the most dynamic year yet for paid sick leave developments in Washington State. Two months into the new year we have already seen significant changes to the Seattle sick and safe time law, a new paid leave...more
In anticipation of the January 1, 2016, effective date, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) has published administrative rules to implement the Oregon Sick Leave Law. Under the new law, nearly all employers with...more