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California Employment News: Brief Overview of Leave Laws All California Employers Should Be Aware Of
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#WorkforceWednesday: EEOC Enforcement Plan, California Expands Paid Sick Leave, and Strikes Across the Country - Employment Law This Week®
Podcast: California Employment News - Expansion of Covid-19 Supplemental Paid Leave
California Employment News: Expansion of Covid-19 Supplemental Paid Leave
Update and Discussion on Practical and Legal Issues - NYS Paid Sick Leave, NYC Employment Law Update, New Whistleblower Law, COVID19
COVID-19 Relief in 2021: What Small Businesses Need to Know
On-Demand Webinar | Navigating Leave and Disability Protection Laws During COVID-19: A Practical Guide for California Employers
#WorkforceWednesday: 2020 in Review and What's to Come in 2021
On-Demand Webinar | Legislative Updates for Employers to Plan for a Successful (and Compliant) 2021
Slamming the door on 2020 and looking ahead to 2021
Coronavirus in the Workplace - December 1, 2020
Election 2020: The State of the Workplace: Who is Legislating What?
Election 2020: Providing for Employees in the Post COVID-19 Workplace
Updates to Paid Leave Requirements Under FFCRA
#WorkforceWednesday: Sick Leave in New York, California Law Update, and Oregon’s Workplace Fairness Act Takes Effect
COVID-19 Hospice How-To Series: The Government Yet Again Updates Rules for FFCRA Paid Leave and Provider Relief Fund Reporting
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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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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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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
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
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
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
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
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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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
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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