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If Pain (Or Anything Else), Yes Gain – Part 110: Imminent Changes to Colorado's Healthy Families and Workplaces Act

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

Illinois Contemplates Paid Family Leave Insurance Program

What You Need To Know: The Illinois House recently introduced legislation that would create a statewide paid family leave insurance program....more

If Pain, Yes Gain—Part 105: Current Michigan Paid Sick Leave Law (Not Original 2018 Act) To Remain in Effect

Seyfarth Synopsis: Yesterday, the Michigan Court of Appeals reversed a July 2022 lower court decision that would have reinstated the 2018 Michigan Earned Sick Time Act on February 20, 2023. As a result, barring an appeal of...more

If Pain (Or Anything Else), Yes Gain—Part 104: Illinois to Become Third State to Enact Paid Leave Law

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

If Pain, Yes Gain—Part 103: Blast to the Past: Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act of 2018 To Be Reinstated in 2023

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

Paid Leave and Coronavirus — Part 30: Paid Leave For COVID-19 Vaccines and “Kin Care” Come to Nevada

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

Paid Leave and Coronavirus — Part 29: Maryland Passes Paid Public Health Emergency Leave Mandate; Practical Effect Remains Unclear

Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 28, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced his intention to allow H.B. 581, the Maryland Essential Workers’ Protection Act (the “Act”), to become law without his signature. On June 1, the Act took...more

If Pain, Yes Gain—Part 97: Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Law Coming to New Mexico

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

Paid Leave and Coronavirus—Part XX: New York Department of Labor Issues Guidance on State COVID-19 Paid Leave Mandate

Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 20, 2021 the New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) issued a non-binding statement titled “Guidance on Use of COVID-19 Sick Leave” (the “Guidance”). The NYSDOL Guidance pertains to the...more

2020 Census: The Whereabouts of Paid Sick and Personal Leave Laws & State Gatekeepers

Seyfarth Synopsis: Roughly two years ago we introduced Seyfarth’s Infographic tracking the spread of paid sick leave and anti-local sick leave laws around the country from pre-2014 to year-end 2018. We have since seen a...more

Through Ballot Initiative, Colorado Becomes Ninth State to Enact Paid Family Leave Law

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

If Pain, Yes Gain—Part 90: New York State Publishes Paid Sick Leave Website and FAQs

Seyfarth Synopsis: Multiple weeks after the New York State Paid Sick Leave (“NYPSL”) law’s September 30, 2020 effective date, the State has published a NYPSL website and set of frequently asked questions (“FAQs”). ...more

If Pain, Yes Gain—Part 89: New York City Council Passes Amendments to Existing PSL Law to Align with Statewide PSL Law Taking...

Seyfarth Synopsis: On Wednesday, September 23, 2020, the New York City Council adopted legislation that would amend the City’s existing Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (“ESSTA”) in light of the New York State paid sick leave...more

If Pain, Yes Gain—Part 88: T-30 Days Until New York’s General Statewide Paid Sick Leave Law Takes Effect

Seyfarth Synopsis: New York’s general paid sick leave (“PSL”) mandate, expanding beyond the statewide COVID-19 Emergency Leave Law, is scheduled to go into effect on September 30, 2020. While employers need not permit the use...more

If Pain, Yes Gain — Part 87: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Issues Guidance on Statewide 3-in-1 Paid Sick Leave Law &...

Seyfarth Synopsis: Last month, Colorado enacted a ground-breaking paid sick leave (“PSL”) mandate containing three distinct types of PSL. More recently...more

If Pain, Yes Gain — Part 86: 3-in-1 Statewide Paid Sick Leave Law (Beyond COVID-19) Enacted In Colorado

Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 11, 2020, Colorado became the first state to mandate COVID-19 related paid sick leave. The paid sick leave (“PSL”) bug continued to buzz through the state legislature...more

If Pain, Yes Gain — Part 85: Supreme Court of Texas Remains Silent on Austin Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Temporary Injunction

Seyfarth Synopsis: Last Friday, the Supreme Court of Texas issued a one-line decision, without explanation, denying the City of Austin’s petition for review of an appellate decision temporarily enjoining the Austin paid sick...more

If Pain (or Anything Else), Yes Gain —Part 78: Paid Sick Leave in 2019 and Beyond

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

Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Become Available for Employee Use

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

If Pain, Yes Gain—Part 77: Court Approves Temporary Injunction of San Antonio Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance

Seyfarth Synopsis: On Friday, November 22, 2019, the trial court presiding over the San Antonio paid sick leave (“PSL”) lawsuit enjoined the City of San Antonio’s amended Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (“SSLO”). While the SSLO...more

If Pain (or Anything Else), Yes Gain—Part 76: Nevada Labor Commissioner’s Office Releases Guidance on Paid Leave Law

Seyfarth Synopsis: In June 2019, the Nevada Paid Leave Law (“PTO Law”) went into effect “for the purpose of adopting any regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative tasks necessary to carry out [its]...more

Newly Enacted Workplace Transparency Act To Change Illinois Employment Law Landscape

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

If Pain, Yes Gain—Part 70: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Orders Steel City to Lift Sick Leave Barrier

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

If Pain (or Anything Else), Yes Gain—Part 68: Nevada Becomes Second State to Enact Paid Time Off Law

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

If Pain (or Anything Else), Yes Gain—Part 65: Maine Becomes First State to Enact Paid Time Off Law

Seyfarth Synopsis: Earlier this week, Maine became the first state to enact a mandatory paid time off law. The law, known as the Earned Employee Leave Act, requires employers to allow employees to use earned paid leave for...more

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