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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
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza cases are surging across the United States while COVID-19 continues to spread. Faced with hospital beds filling up and experts warning that this could be one of the most severe...more
On July 19, 2022, in the decision, Mothering Justice et al., v. Dana Nessel et al. (Nessel), the Michigan Court of Claims (Court) held that in 2018 the Michigan Legislature unconstitutionally amended two voter-initiatives,...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The New Mexico statewide paid sick leave law is in effect as of today, July 1, 2022. The state recently released a series of related materials—final rules, detailed FAQs, model posters, a policy compliance...more
Just when you had your COVID-19 leave policies in place, Congress goes and passes new legislation: the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Remember, as we outlined in a previous blog post, the Families First Coronavirus Response...more
On March 19, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 95 (SB95), significantly expanding California’s COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (CSPSL). This latest legislation now requires any California...more
Beginning on March 29, 2021, Senate Bill 95 will place additional requirements on employers to provide supplemental paid sick leave to employees impacted by COVID-19. The bill, which was approved by the legislature on March...more
On March 19, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 95, which extends and expands employer requirements to provide supplemental paid sick leave (SPSL) to employees impacted by COVID-19. SB 95 goes into...more
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
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Sacramento Board of Supervisors has joined many other California locales, including Los Angeles City and County, San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, in requiring employers to provide covid-related...more
New Rules and a Court Decision Followed the FFCRA’s Passage - A recent federal court decision struck down several provisions of the U.S. Department of Labor’s rules regarding the Family First Coronavirus Response Act....more
Philadelphia has amended its Promoting Health Families and Workplaces Ordinance, which already provides up to 40 hours of paid sick leave a year to eligible employees, to provide two weeks of paid emergency public health...more
Philadelphia Mayor Kenney recently signed an amendment to the city’s mandatory paid sick leave law – “Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces” (PHFWO). This September 17 amendment provides a significant increase in benefits...more
On March 18, 2020, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was signed into law. The law became effective on April 1, 2020. By its terms, the requirements of the FFCRA will expire on December 31, 2020.... ...more
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
On April 7, 2020, Mayor Garcetti signed an emergency Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Order superseding a related ordinance previously adopted by the Los Angeles City Council. ...more
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act is effective April 2, 2020. The law requires some employers to provide employees paid sick leave for COVID-19 related events and expands FMLA...more
On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. This legislation extended additional assistance and protection to those affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Below is a summary of...more
On March 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) published much anticipated initial guidance on the federal Family First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”)....more
On March 18, 2020, the FFCRA was enacted which includes important changes affecting employee leave. Here are some fast facts employers need to know regarding the Paid Sick Leave provisions....more
On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “FFCRA or Act”). The FFCRA provides for two types of leave for employees: Paid Sick Leave (up to 80 hours) and Emergency...more
On March 18, 2020, Congress passed and the President signed into law HR 6201, a broad-ranging response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Two principal provisions of HR 6201 will impact employers—a temporary expansion of the Family...more
On March 14, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the first version of HR 6201 (the “Families First Act”), an emergency relief bill with paid FMLA and paid sick leave benefits for employees experiencing employment...more
The federal legislature has quickly sprung into action to address issues of job security, the need for paid and unpaid leave, and tax credits for employers to help pay for that leave. The Families First Coronavirus Response...more
Updated: March 20, 2020 at 4:25 p.m. Late in the evening on March 18, 2020, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) into law. The FFCRA takes effect on April 2, 2020, and the paid family...more