What You Need To Know:
Effective August 7, 2023, Colorado employees will be able to use leave under the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act for bereavement, to care for family members whose school or place of...more
What You Need To Know:
The Illinois House recently introduced legislation that would create a statewide paid family leave insurance program....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: A bill that would provide paid leave for all workers in Illinois is awaiting Governor Pritzker’s signature. If signed into law, the bill would provide up to 40 hours of paid leave for eligible employees,...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Michigan Court of Claims issued a decision that rendered the current version of Michigan’s paid sick leave law unconstitutional and reinstated the 2018 version of the law. Currently, the 2018 version...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak recently signed into law Senate Bill 209 (“SB209”) and Assembly Bill 190 (“AB190”). SB209 requires private employers to provide employees with up to four hours of paid leave...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Earlier this month, New Mexico passed a statewide paid sick leave law, requiring all private employers with one or more employees to provide eligible employees with paid sick leave. The law becomes...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Earlier this month, Pittsburgh enacted “An Ordinance providing for special conditions for the operation and use of Paid Sick leave under the Paid Sick Days Act during and due to the crisis presented by...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Tuesday night, Colorado voters, through a ballot initiative in the general election, voted to approve a statewide paid family and medical leave mandate, the Colorado Paid Family and Medical Leave...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The 4th Circuit rejected a punitive damages award won by a male AutoZone worker who accused the Company of blatantly ignoring complaints of sexual harassment by his female co-worker, finding that managers...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or the “Act”) goes into effect tomorrow April 1, 2020. As covered employers prepare for the Act’s paid sick time (“PST”) and paid family medical leave...more
3/31/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
EFMLA ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
EPSLA ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Inspections ,
New Legislation ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
Tax Credits ,
Trump Administration
Seyfarth Synopsis: As the country continues to adjust to new realities created by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus disease, also known as COVID-19, the U. S. House of Representatives passed the Families First Coronavirus Response...more
3/17/2020
/ China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Public Health ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 11, 2020, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) published the “Colorado Health Emergency Leave with Pay” Rules (HELP Rules) to aid in combatting the 2019 Novel Coronavirus disease,...more
3/16/2020
/ China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Public Health ,
Sick Pay ,
State and Local Government ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: 2019 proved to be an active year on the paid sick leave (“PSL”) front and there are no signs to suggest 2020 will slow down. As employers wrap up 2019 and look ahead to 2020 and beyond, here is a summary of...more
1/3/2020
/ Earned Sick Time ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Local Ordinance ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Safe Time ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Washington State Paid Family and Medical Leave (“WPFML”) law was enacted in 2017. WPFML premium withholdings began January 1, 2019, and eligible employees can start receiving WPFML benefits as of...more
1/3/2020
/ Covered Employees ,
Covered Employer ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Regulations ,
Medical Leave ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Posting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
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
10/18/2019
/ Accrual Requirements ,
Carryover Basis ,
Covered Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Local Ordinance ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Safe Leave ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
Wage and Hour
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
9/11/2019
/ Accrual Requirements ,
Carryover Basis ,
Covered Employees ,
Covered Employer ,
Earned Sick Time ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Local Ordinance ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Friday, August 9, 2019, Governor J. B. Pritzker signed a wide-ranging bill that, among other things, encompasses the Workplace Transparency Act. The Act, which will impact nearly every employer in...more
8/14/2019
/ #MeToo ,
Contract Terms ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Hostile Environment ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Transparency
Seyfarth Synopsis: Just last week, San Antonio agreed to delay implementation of its paid sick leave ordinance until at least December 1, 2019. Now, as of this week, a lawsuit has been filed challenging the Dallas paid sick...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Wednesday, July 24, 2019, approximately one week before San Antonio’s paid sick leave ordinance was scheduled to go into effect for most employers, a Texas state court stayed implementation of the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Wednesday, the Chicago City Council passed the Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance, arguably the most expansive law of its kind. When the law takes effect in July 2020, it will require covered employers to...more
7/26/2019
/ Covered Employees ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Workweek ,
Local Ordinance ,
Notice Requirements ,
Section 7 ,
State and Local Government ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Wednesday, July 24, 2019, approximately one week before San Antonio’s paid sick leave ordinance was scheduled to go into effect for most employers, a Texas state court stayed implementation of the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Wednesday, July 17, 2019, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed trial and appellate court rulings that found the Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act—first enacted in August 2015—in violation of state law....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Monday, a lawsuit seeking an injunction of the San Antonio Paid Sick Leave Ordinance’s August 1, 2019 effective date was filed in a Bexar County District Court. The lawsuit was filed on the same...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Last month, Nevada became the second state to enact a mandatory paid time off law. The law, which goes into effect on January 1, 2020, requires employers to allow employees to use earned paid leave for any...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On April 24, the Dallas City Council passed a paid sick leave ordinance making Dallas the latest Texas municipality to become infected by the nation’s sick leave epidemic....more