The Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) just announced that it has certified 12 fully insured, private policies providing paid family and medical leave (PFML) coverage that employers may use to meet their obligations under the...more
In response to taxpayer and state government requests, including a 2024 letter from governors of nine states imploring the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to clarify the federal tax treatment of premiums and benefits under...more
Maine employers may be preparing to comply with Maine’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program as required payroll contributions to the PFML Insurance Fund are set to begin on January 1, 2025, but questions remain as...more
Colorado employers are subject to new paid family and medical leave insurance obligations in 2023 – and your first quarterly premium payments are due on March 31. The Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI)...more
Colorado’s long-anticipated Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program is right around the corner for employee use — but employer requirements are already here. Effective January 1, 2023, employers have certain...more
A reminder for all Colorado employers: you have one month until you begin collecting premiums under Colorado’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (FAMLI). FAMLI is Colorado’s state-administered insurance program that...more
There have been several developments in Irish employment law in recent months. These developments include requirements for gender pay gap reporting, expanded protections for whistleblowers, family leave and flexible work...more
Paid leave benefits are a hot topic these days. The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has issued an updated report on states that have Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) programs and how they work....more
Redistricting Day - At noon on Tuesday, the new boundary lines for Minnesota Legislative and Congressional districts were released. These boundaries are updated every ten years, following the census, to ensure districts...more
The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has released the Voluntary Plan Employee Contribution and Benefit Rates for 2022. Employers with employees located in California are generally required to withhold...more
Since its effective date of January 1, 2020, the Washington Paid Family Medical Leave Program (“PFML”) has provided qualified employees paid time off if such employees miss work due to serious health conditions, needing to...more
Colorado voters passed Proposition 118 yesterday, creating Paid Family and Medical Leave obligations for all employers in the state. This initiative mandates that employers provide 12 weeks of leave for Colorado employees,...more
Beginning July 1, 2020, the maximum benefit period under California’s Paid Family Leave (PFL) program will increase from 6 weeks to 8 weeks during any 12-month period. The PFL program, which is a part of California’s state...more
New Jersey amended its Paid Sick Leave, Family Leave, Family Leave Insurance, and Temporary Disability Insurance laws in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The law, which is outlined below, went into effect immediately and is...more
Keeping an eye on changes and trends in employment law is an excellent way for businesses to mitigate risk. Benjamin Franklin famously said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” This adage rings especially true...more
The California Legislature enacted a number of new laws for 2020 that will affect California businesses. Below we discuss a few of the most notable employment laws that go into effect in the New Year. Companies with a...more
As we approach the New Year, employers should keep in mind that several updates to the New York Paid Family Leave Law (“NYPFLL”) are scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2020....more
Oregon is the latest state to enact a paid family and medical leave law. The law, which will cover all employers with one or more employees working in Oregon, establishes a state-managed insurance program with employers and...more
The 2018 Colorado state elections resulted in a Democratic House, Senate, and governor, smoothing the way for the 2019 legislature to pass six new employment bills. Some of these pieces of legislation had been proposed in...more
In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, partner Evandro Gigante and associate Arielle Kobetz discuss the labor and employment landscape in 2019, including some significant laws set to go into effect this year, as well as...more
On February 19, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law A 3975 (“the Act”), which significantly expands the state’s various family leave and benefits laws and makes them more consistent with one another. Among...more
Earlier this week, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a bill providing for an expansion of the New Jersey Family Leave Act (“NJFLA”) in important ways. Prior to this bill, the NJFLA required employers with 50 or...more
New Jersey’s governor just approved a significant expansion of the state’s leave laws, permitting employees job-protected leave for a variety of new reasons while expanding available state-provided, income-replacement...more
For periods of disability commencing on or after January 1, 2018, Assembly Bill 908 will increase the benefits provided to individuals in the Paid Family Leave and State Disability Insurance programs. AB 908 raises the level...more
Employers with employees in New York must prepare for New York State’s Paid Family Leave Benefits Law (“PFL”), which will provide job-protected, insurance-based, paid family leave to employees. PFL goes into effect shortly,...more