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USERRA Short-term Paid Military Leave Class Action Revived by Federal Appeals Court

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On August 22, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its decision in Synoracki v. Alaska Airlines, Inc., reviving a class action under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act...more

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Minnesota’s New Paid Family and Medical Leave Law

On May 25, 2023, Gov. Tim Walz signed new legislation establishing Minnesota’s state-run family and medical leave program (the “Paid Leave Program”), and guaranteeing almost all Minnesota employees the right to paid family...more

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Paid Leave

The following paper aims to succinctly address the question "Under what circumstances is an employee entitled to paid leave?” This guide offers an overview of legal aspects of paid leave in the requisite jurisdictions....more

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Employers Take Note: New Employee Paid Leave Laws for 2024

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As any savvy employer will tell you, the start of the new year comes with new employee leave obligations. Effective January 1, 2024, employers across the country must comply with various new employee paid leave laws and...more

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Philadelphia Enacts COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

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On March 10, 2022, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed a new ordinance expanding COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) until 2023. The following are answers that employers need to their questions regarding the...more

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Massachusetts Extends COVID-19 Paid Leave Obligation for Bay State Employers

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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker just signed legislation extending the statewide mandate for employers to provide emergency paid leave related to COVID-19. These COVID-19 Paid Leave obligations will now continue until...more

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Avoiding Retaliation Claims Under the Family Medical Leave Act

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In addition to requiring employers to accommodate employees requesting covered family or medical leaves, the federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) prohibits retaliating against an employee for exercising FMLA rights. The...more

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Nevada Legislative Update - June 2021

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Similar to 2019, in 2021, the Nevada Legislature passed several bills implicating employment issues for both private and public employers. High level summaries of the relevant provisions of these bills and their effective...more

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Illinois Employee Sick Leave Act Amended to Cover Personal Care for Family Members

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The Illinois Employee Sick Leave Act (ESLA) was recently amended to give workers more flexibility to care for their loved ones. ESLA was enacted in 2017 and allows employees to use at least a portion of their personal...more

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Massachusetts Mandatory Emergency Paid Sick Leave Starts Now

Governor Baker has signed a mandatory emergency paid sick leave law (“EPSL”) requiring that every Massachusetts employer provide up to 40 hours of paid leave to employees for certain reasons relating to COVID-19. The payment...more

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The FFCRA Trap: Employers Must Consider Retaliation Even After the FFCRA

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While the light at the end of the tunnel is visible, the darkness of the COVID-19 pandemic still looms over employers.   Over the last few weeks, states across the nation began taking steps to reduce the restrictions...more

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New Law Mandates Paid COVID-19 Leave for Massachusetts Employees

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On Friday, May 28, 2021, Governor Baker signed a law requiring Massachusetts employers to provide job-protected paid leave to their employees for certain reasons related to COVID-19 (the “Leave”). Eligible employers may seek...more

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Mandatory Covid-19 Employee Sick Leave in Colorado: Is Your Business Compliant?

Although we are all more than familiar with the Covid-19 pandemic, Colorado businesses may not be aware of new employee sick leave laws, presently in effect, relating to the pandemic. Pursuant to the Healthy Families and...more

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Sacramento County Permits Some Businesses To Return And Enacts New COVID-19 Worker Protections

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The Sacramento County Health Officer just issued an Order superseding the County’s previous Stay-At-Home Order, reflecting the County’s shift from the Widespread Tier (Purple) to the Substantial Tier (Red) on the state’s...more

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NYC Employers Must Comply With New Safe And Sick Leave Obligations

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Just days before New York’s statewide paid sick leave law (NYPSL) takes effect on September 30, the New York City council passed a suite of amendments to NYC’s existing Earned Safe and Sick Leave Law (ESSL), in part aligning...more

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Whitmer Narrows COVID-19 Leave Protections For Michigan Employees

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Governor Gretchen Whitmer just issued an executive order that limits the availability of job-protected leave moving forward only to those employees who pose a “particular risk of infecting others with COVID-19.” She did this...more

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June 2020: The Top 21 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Colorado's Newly Enacted Expanded COVID-19 Paid Leave and Heightened Whistleblower and PPE Protections

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On July 14, 2020, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed two bills requiring Colorado employers to take immediate action: the Healthy Families and Workspaces Act (HFWA) and the Public Health Emergency Whistleblower (PHEW) law....more

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COVID-19 FAQs For California Employers

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We have prepared the following FAQ to guide California employers with respect to their workplace policies and their response to the orders and laws that have been passed at the federal, state and local level to contend with...more

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Chicago Enacts Additional Amendments to its Paid Sick Leave Ordinance

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On May 20, 2020, the Chicago City Council approved Substitute Ordinance 2020-2343 (“SO2020-2343”), the anti-retaliation ordinance to protect employees from adverse employment action taken due to COVID-19....more

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COVID-19 Triggers New Jersey Employment Legislation

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On March 19, 2020, the New Jersey State Legislature sent Governor Phil Murphy a package of bills in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Several of these bills are aimed at protecting employees and employers affected by...more

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The "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" Becomes Law

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On Wednesday, March 18, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which originated in the U.S. House of Representatives, was passed by the Senate and signed into law by President Trump. Among other things, the Families...more

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U.S. House Passes Emergency Families First Coronavirus Response Act

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On March 14, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Emergency Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201). The Senate is expected to review and vote on the measure as early as Monday, March 16, 2020. The...more

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[Webinar] Key Employment, Privacy and Cybersecurity Considerations for Businesses Responding to COVID-19 - March 19th, 2:00 pm -...

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As the globe grapples with increasing challenges to sustaining “business as usual” in their enterprises, our team of Employment, Employee Benefits, Health and Privacy & Cybersecurity lawyers invite you to join us for...more

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Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act Will (Finally) Take Effect – Prepare for the Ides of March

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After more than a four-year delay, the City of Pittsburgh’s Paid Sick Days Act (“the Ordinance”) will go into effect on March 15, 2020.  The city passed the Ordinance in August 2015, but its authority to pass such a law was...more

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