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Understanding ESTA: Key Provisions For Employers

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On February 21, 2025, the Michigan Legislature passed, and Governor Whitmer subsequently signed into law, an amendment to the Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA). The new law significantly modifies administrative and financial...more

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Understanding Proposition A’s Impact: Key Changes to Missouri's Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave

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In the 2024 election, Missouri voters approved Proposition A, a measure that raises the minimum wage beginning January 1, 2025, and introduces mandatory earned paid sick leave for most workers effective May 1, 2025....more

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New Paid Sick/Safe Leave Requirements for Missouri Employers in 2025

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On November 5, 2024, Missouri voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition A, increasing the state's minimum wage and requiring employers with 15 or more employees to provide mandatory paid sick leave for Missouri employees...more

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Connecticut Employers: 2025 Paid Leave

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Employers with employees in Connecticut need to be aware of Connecticut’s recently enacted revision to Public Act No. 24-8, which broadens the scope of paid sick leave requirements, making it applicable to a broader range of...more

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Significant Changes to Paid Sick Time Coming February 2025

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Rather than enacting without change, the Legislature substantially amended the ballot initiative and enacted such amended initiative into law. This action ultimately resulted in litigation to determine whether the...more

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New York Employers Should Be Mindful of New Break and Leave Laws Affecting Pregnant and Nursing Employees

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Effective June 19, 2024, New York Labor Law § 206-c was amended to provide employees a 30-minute paid break to express breast milk. This 30-minute paid break time to express milk in the workplace is applicable to all public...more

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If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 124 : Massachusetts Expands Covered Sick Time Reasons to Include Reproductive Loss Events

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Effective November 21, 2024, Massachusetts employers must allow employees to use Massachusetts Earned Sick Time to address the employee’s or the employee’s spouse’s physical or mental health needs related to pregnancy loss or...more

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If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 123: Michigan Supreme Court Resuscitates State’s Earned Sick Time Act of 2018

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On July 31, 2024, the Michigan Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Mothering Justice et al. v. Attorney General et al., holding in a 4-3 ruling that Michigan’s current paid sick leave law, the Paid Medical Leave...more

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If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 122: Connecticut Revamps Statewide Paid Sick Leave Law

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On May 6, 2024, the Connecticut legislature passed a bill (HB No. 5005) amending a number of key aspects of the Connecticut statewide Paid Sick Leave Law. The bill was signed into law by Governor Ned Lamont on May 21, 2024....more

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Sunrise, Sunset: New York State 2025 Budget Brings New Paid Prenatal Personal Leave and Sunset Date for COVID-19 Paid Leave

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Governor Kathy Hochul approved the Fiscal Year 2025 New York State Budget (the “NYS 2025 Budget”) on April 20, 2024....more

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Washington State and Seattle Paid Sick and Safe Leave Updates

The first quarter of 2024 has brought multiple updates to the State of Washington’s and the City of Seattle’s respective paid sick leave laws, addressing concerns for commercial construction workers, app-based gig economy...more

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NYC ESSTA’s New Private Right of Action Gives Employers a Reason for Action … to Review Safe and Sick Leave Policies

In the latest paid leave law development out of New York, the New York City Council amended the City's Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) to create a private right of action....more

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If Pain (Or Anything Else), Yes Gain – Part 118: Cook County, IL Passes New Paid Leave Ordinance; Releases Related Model Notice

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What You Need to Know: Background: The Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance passed the Cook County Board by a nearly unanimous vote on December 14, 2023.  One Board member declined to vote, but the remaining 16 members present...more

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Saint Paul Changes Earned Sick and Safe Time Ordinance as Second City to Align With Minnesota’s Leave Law

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Employers in Minnesota are not the only ones gearing up for Minnesota’s earned sick and safe time (ESST) law to take effect on January 1, 2024. Cities in Minnesota are also making changes to their respective earned sick and...more

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If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 114: Minnesota Publishes Sample Earned Sick and Safe Time Employee Notice

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What You Need To Know: Earlier this month, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) released an Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) sample notice....more

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New Minnesota Earned Sick And Safe Time Law

Over the summer, the Minnesota State Legislature passed a new earned sick and safe time (ESST) law that goes into effect starting January 1, 2024. Governor Tim Walz signed the new amendments into the current sick and safe...more

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PTO Is Not Part of Salary According to Third Circuit Court of Appeals

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Paid time off (PTO) is not part of an exempt employee’s salary under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) according to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. This means employers can deduct PTO from exempt employees for...more

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Illinois Employers: Paid Leave “for Any Reason” Is Coming! What You Must Know

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On March 13, 2023, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (the “Act”) into law. When the Act takes effect on January 1, 2024, eligible employees will be entitled to earn 40 hours of...more

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Tick Tock – Michigan Employers Are on the Earned Sick Time Clock (UPDATED)

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Important Update (January 26, 2023):   The Earned Sick Time Act Is Out – For Now   The wait is over – Michigan employers (and employment lawyers) now know that the Earned Sick Time Act and Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage...more

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Delaware’s Paid Family & Medical Leave Program to Commence in 2026

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Governor John Carney recently signed the Healthy Delaware Families Act (the “Act”), which establishes the Delaware Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (the “Program”) and makes Delaware the 11th state to provide paid...more

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Colorado Paid Leave: Late-Breaking HFWA 2022 Updates and FAMLI Preview

All employers with employees working in Colorado should be well aware by now that, regardless of size or industry, employees are entitled to paid sick and safe leave pursuant to the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act...more

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District of Columbia Expands Universal Paid Leave for Families

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On August 23, 2021, the District of Columbia (“D.C.”) Council enacted the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-159), an omnibus bill that, at Title IV, Subtitle G, includes the “Universal Paid...more

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Illinois Amends Employee Sick Leave Act To Cover Personal Care For Family Members

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The Illinois Employee Sick Leave Act (ESLA) has been amended to require employers to allow employees to take personal sick leave for absences due to “personal care of a covered family member.” Originally enacted in 2017,...more

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New York State Proposes Paid Sick Leave Law Regulations and New York City Extends Deadline for Implementing Earned Sick Time Pay...

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Proposed Paid Sick Leave Law Regulations - As we previously reported, New York State’s Paid Sick Leave Law (“PSLL”) went into effect on September 30, 2020. The PSLL requires all New York private employers to provide paid...more

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NYC Amends Earned Sick and Safe Time Act

On September 28, 2020, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a bill amending the Earned Sick and Safe Time Act (ESSTA). The amended ESSTA took effect on September 30, 2020. Although the intent of the amended law was to...more

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