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Double Duty for Chicago Employers: NEW 2024 Compliance Burden Related to Paid Leave Ordinances

Starting January 1, 2024, nearly all workers in the state of Illinois are guaranteed at least one week of paid leave under the Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act. However, eligibility isn’t guaranteed, and there are some...more

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Philadelphia Issues Rules on COVID Paid Sick Leave, and Revises “During COVID” Rules for Regular and Healthcare Employee Paid Sick...

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On February 28, 2023, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor (PDOL) published regulations concerning three distinct types of job-protected paid leave employers must provide under the Promoting Healthy Families and...more

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Progressive Paid Leave Policy Introduced in Philadelphia City Council

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Last week, legislation was introduced in Philadelphia City Council that could potentially impact business operations across Philadelphia. Councilmember Brooks’ “2021 Public Health Emergency Leave” would significantly expand...more

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Paid Leave and Coronavirus—Part XIX: Pittsburgh Passes Temporary Emergency COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Law

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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

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#WorkforceWednesday: Sick Leave in New York, California Law Update, and Oregon’s Workplace Fairness Act Takes Effect

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Welcome to #WorkforceWednesday. This week, we have updates on a range of new laws taking effect in New York City, California, and Oregon. NYC Amends Sick Leave Law to Match State Law New York City recently amended its...more

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Sonoma County, California Enacts Emergency Paid Sick Leave Ordinance

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On August 18, 2020, Sonoma County joined the list of California cities and counties that have enacted emergency paid sick leave ordinances. The urgency ordinance took effect immediately and will remain in effect until...more

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California Fireworks: Sacramento, Santa Rosa, and San Mateo County Enact Emergency Paid Sick Leave Ordinances

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In the span of just over one week, three local governments in Northern California enacted emergency paid sick leave ordinances. The City of Sacramento enacted its ordinance on June 30, 2020, while the City of Santa Rosa and...more

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Seattle Passes Ordinance Providing COVID-19 Paid Sick and Safe Time for Gig Workers

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On June 1, 2020, the Seattle City Council unanimously passed an ordinance temporarily requiring certain companies that rely on “gig economy” workers to provide paid sick and safe time to those workers for the duration of the...more

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Mayor Garcetti Signs Modified Los Angeles Ordinance Allowing Up To 80 Hours Of Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave

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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti just signed into law the City Council’s proposed Supplemental Paid Sick Leave ordinance. He made some modifications to the original proposal passed by the City Council, which have been updated...more

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Los Angeles Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Allows Up To 80 Hours Of COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave

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The L.A. City Council just passed a COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave law which provides up to 80 hours of supplemental paid sick leave to employees who work within the City of Los Angeles. This ordinance hasn’t been...more

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If Pain, Yes Gain—Part 79: Will the PSL Bug Infect New York State in 2020?

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Seyfarth Synopsis: During his 2020 State of the State remarks, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a statewide paid sick leave (“PSL”) proposal as part of his agenda in support of New York employees. If successful, New York would...more

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Paid Sick Leave is Coming to Pittsburgh

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On July 17, 2019, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that the City of Pittsburgh’s Paid Sick Days Act (PSDA)—a 2015 ordinance that required businesses to provide paid sick leave to workers in the City—is valid....more

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Certain Texas Employers Must Provide Paid Sick Leave to Employees

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Pursuant to city ordinances effective August 1, 2019, many private employers in San Antonio and Dallas must provide their employees up to 8 days of paid sick leave per year. The Texas Legislature recently ended its session...more

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New York City Council to Consider Expanding Earned Safe and Sick Time Act to Require “Personal Time”

The New York City Council is considering a bill that would expand the NYC Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) to provide eligible employees with “personal time” that could be used for any reason.  The bill would also expand...more

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Dallas Implements Paid Sick Leave Law: What You Need to Know

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The City of Dallas recently passed an ordinance requiring employers to provide paid sick leave to workers. Starting August 1, 2019, employers with more than five employees who perform at least 80 hours of work in a year in...more

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The Evolution Of America’s Sick Leave Epidemic Vs. State Efforts To Find A Cure

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Seyfarth Synopsis: This blog presents Seyfarth Shaw LLP’s Infographic tracking the spread of paid sick leave and anti-local sick leave laws around the country. The Infographic is divided into four distinct time periods to...more

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Austin Paid Sick And Safe Leave Law Preempted By Texas Minimum Wage Act, Third Court Of Appeals Holds

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On November 16, 2018, the Austin-based 3rd Court of Appeals declared Austin’s paid sick and safe leave ordinance unconstitutional. Specifically, the court held the ordinance is preempted by the Texas Minimum Wage Act and is,...more

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Court Strikes Down Austin’s Paid Sick Leave Ordinance

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Earlier this year, the city of Austin became the first Texas city to join the growing number of localities throughout the nation passing legislation requiring employers to provide paid sick leave to their employees. ...more

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Amended Rules Issued Under NYC Earned Safe and Sick Time Act

In follow up to recent amendments to the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (“ESSTA”), the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs Office of Labor Policy and Standards (“OLPS”) has amended its official rules, several of...more

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Paid Sick Leave Changes in New York City and Westchester County Impact Empire State Employers

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Recent developments in New York City and Westchester County, New York, may require employers to review their existing leave policies and procedures. ...more

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If Pain, Yes Gain—Part 51: Texas Continues To Be Hotbed For Paid Sick Leave Activity

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Last week ended with a flurry of paid sick leave developments in multiple Texas municipalities. On Thursday, August 16, the San Antonio City Council passed a paid sick leave ordinance, making it just the...more

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Fight Heats Up Over Sick Pay in Texas Cities

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San Antonio City Council approved a Paid Sick Leave Ordinance on Thursday, August 16, 2018, which allows workers to accrue up to 64 hours of paid sick leave each year. This law largely tracks the recent Austin sick pay...more

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New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act Imposes Requirements That Must Be Implemented by June 4

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As we previously discussed in our earlier blog post, an amendment to the New York City Earned Sick Time Act went into effect on May 5. That amended act, renamed the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act, implements two...more

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Seattle Proposes Revisions to Its Paid Sick and Safe Time Rules: Some Are Controversial

The Seattle Office of Labor Standards (OLS) is currently accepting public comment on its proposed revisions to the Seattle Paid Sick and Safe Time (PSST) Ordinance, some of which are controversial. OLS will accept public...more

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Paid Sick Leave Now to Be Mandatory Throughout the State of New Jersey

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Joining a growing number of states, New Jersey will soon require most employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave. A number of New Jersey towns and cities already require such leave, but new legislation, which...more

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