California's New COVID-19 Sick Leave Mandate: What Employers Need to Know
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Over the past few years, we’ve seen a sharp increase in state-level legislation and ballot initiatives mandating employer-provided leave options for employees with strong voter support. 2024 brought us paid sick leave in...more
Maryland lawmakers passed a Paid Family Medical Leave Insurance law (FAMLI) several years ago, and the effective date is fast approaching – which means it’s time for employers to make sure they understand the current version...more
With the relaxation of some governmental COVID-19 measures, it may appear that employers need no longer be concerned with any of the requirements imposed in the last two years. On the contrary, the California Legislature has...more
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law a number of new bills impacting employers operating in California, who must remain vigilant with these developments as they are quickly going forward. Below are the...more
Maryland will soon be the tenth state to offer paid family leave to employees, continuing a trend that is expected to roll across the country in the next few years. This comes after the Maryland legislature’s April 9 vote to...more
While you have been primarily focused on COVID-19-related matters since mid-March, that doesn’t the world of labor and employment law has taken a timeout. While the pace of new developments has slowed somewhat, there are...more
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act was signed by the President Wednesday, March 18, and will be effective in 15 days (April 2). It has multiple provisions relating to items such as family food aid, PPE and other...more
The year 2019 saw significant changes to New Jersey’s employment law landscape, including amendments to the Family Leave Act (“NJFLA”), the Family Leave Insurance law (“NJFLIL”), the Security and Financial Empowerment...more
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
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
Massachusetts employers should be making their final preparations for the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program in advance of the Oct. 1, 2019, effective date for payroll deductions. This Holland & Knight...more
In just a few short weeks, New Jersey employers will be required to comply with the state’s new Paid Sick Leave Act. Once October 29 is upon us, New Jersey employers of all sizes will need to provide up to 40 hours of paid...more
Q: I have employees working in Maryland. What do I need to know and do in order to comply with Maryland’s new paid sick leave law? A: The Maryland Healthy Working Family Act (the “Act”) went into effect on February 11,...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Following successful votes by the Maryland Senate and House of Delegates to override Governor Larry Hogan’s veto of a 2017 paid sick leave bill, on January 12, 2018 Maryland became the ninth state in the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: More than several months after the Arizona Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act went into effect, the state published its long-awaited paid sick time final rules. The final rules, among other things, explain...more
Last year, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the New York Paid Family Leave Benefits Law (“PFLBL”). This law will provide eligible employees up to 12 weeks of paid family leave, to be funded through a payroll tax on...more
In January 2016, the Santa Monica, California City Council adopted a wide-reaching ordinance that raises the city’s minimum wage for hotel workers. The ordinance also imposes paid sick leave requirements on hotel employers...more
A new Vermont law will require most employers to provide paid sick time to employees. Vermont is the fifth state to adopt a paid sick leave law, following Connecticut, California, Massachusetts, and Oregon. The law will be...more
On September 25, 2013, Governor Brown signed AB 10 into law, raising California’s minimum wage from $8 per hour today to $10 per hour by 2016. The bill will raise the minimum wage in two separate one-dollar...more