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Missouri Victims Economic Safety and Security Act (VESSA) Requires Notification to Employees by October 2021

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Executive Summary: - A new Missouri law requires covered employers to provide unpaid leave for victims of domestic or sexual abuse and their family members and requires notice of the right to this leave be provided by...more

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New Missouri Law Requires Employers To Provide Leave To Victims Of Domestic Or Sexual Violence

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Missouri employers with at least 20 employees will soon be obligated to provide leave to victims of domestic or sexual violence under the Victims Economic Safety and Security Act (VESSA), signed into law by Governor Mike...more

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Missouri Enacts Law To Provide Unpaid Leave For Victims Of Domestic Or Sexual Violence

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Effective on August 28, 2021, under Missouri’s Victims Economic Safety and Security Act (VESSA), Missouri public entities and agencies and employers with at least 20 employees are required to provide up to two weeks of...more

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Employers Take Note: New Employee Rights for Victims of Domestic or Sexual Violence in Missouri

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In Missouri, the new Victims Economic Safety and Security Act (“VESSA”) allows an employee to request from his/her employer: 1) unpaid leave (for an individual who works for a business employing 20-49 employees - up to one...more

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Puerto Rico Enacts Law Providing Unpaid Leave and Reasonable Accommodation for Victims of Abuse

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On August 1, 2019, just a day prior to his resignation as Governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló signed into law Act No. 83 of August 1, 2019 (“Act 83” or “the Act”), a very detailed leave statute applicable to public and...more

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Time to Update Your New Jersey Workplace Posters!

On October 1, 2013, the “New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act” (NJ SAFE Act) becomes effective, which in addition to providing new leave rights to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, creates yet...more

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Victims of Domestic Violence Now Entitled to Protected Leave in New Jersey

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On July 17, 2013, Governor Chris Christie signed into law the New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act (NJ SAFE Act), which provides eligible employees with unpaid time off to attend to a variety of matters related...more

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New Law in New Jersey Requires Unpaid Leave for Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault Victims

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Effective October 1, 2013, certain employers in New Jersey must provide up to 20 days of unpaid leave to employees who have been victims of domestic violence or sexual assault....more

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Recently Enacted New Jersey Law Requires Employers To Provide Leave For Victims Of Domestic Violence And Sexual Assault As Of...

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New Jersey recently enacted the New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act (SAFE Act), P.L. 2013, c.82, which takes effect on October 1, 2013....more

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Act Now Advisory: New Jersey Enacts Leave Law for Victims of Domestic Violence

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On October 1, 2013, the New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act (S-2177) ("SAFE Act") will go into effect, providing unpaid job-protected leave for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault....more

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New Jersey Joins A Handful of States To Provide Unpaid Leave to Victims of Domestic Violence or Sexual Assault

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On July 17, 2013, Governor Chris Christie signed the New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act (the “SAFE Act”) into law. The SAFE Act makes New Jersey amongst a handful of states to now provide unpaid leave for...more

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New Jersey SAFE Act Becomes Law

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New Jersey grants the right to take leave from work to victims of domestic violence and their family members. On July 17, Governor Chris Christie signed into law the New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act...more

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New Jersey Law Requires Covered Employers to Provide Domestic Violence Leave

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On July 17, 2013, Governor Chris Christie signed into law the New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act (NJ SAFE Act). New Jersey joins 15 states, the District of Columbia, and a handful of local governments in...more

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New Jersey's New Law Requires Unpaid Leave for Victims of Domestic or Sexual Violence

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On July 17, 2013, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed S-2177 – the New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act ("NJ SAFE Act") – to require that employers provide unpaid leave to employees affected by domestic or...more

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New Jersey Assembly And Senate Amend Domestic Violence Leave Bills

As previously reported in the July 2012 issue of the New Jersey eAuthority, several pending bills (A2919 and S2177) would require employers to provide unpaid leave to employees who are victims of domestic violence or sexual...more

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“NJ SAFE Act” Would Require Unpaid Leave To Victims Of Sexual Assault Or Domestic Violence

Similar bills pending before the Assembly (A2919) and Senate (S2177), each entitled the “New Jersey Security and Financial Employment Act” or the “NJ SAFE Act,” would require employers with 25 or more employees to provide 20...more

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