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The Evolution of Employee Sick Days in a Post-COVID-19 Workplace With Parks and Rec — Hiring to Firing Podcast

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In this episode of the Hiring to Firing Podcast, Partners Tracey Diamond and Evan Gibbs navigate the evolving landscape of employee sick days in a post-COVID-19 workplace. Special guest Lisa Whittaker, director and managing...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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Employer Alert: California Extends Supplemental COVID-19 Sick Leave, Adds Relief Grants for Certain Employers

On the surface, it looks like things are back to normal. Entering spooky season, however, California employers should not assume the coast is clear. One of the nation’s most substantial COVID-19 laws, California’s...more

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California’s 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Leave Extended

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On September 29, 2022, Governor Newsom signed AB152 and extended California COVID Supplemental paid leave to December 31, 2022....more

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Governor Newsom Signs COVID-19 Sick Pay, Small Business Relief Bill

​​​​​​​California is extending COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave (SPSL) through the end of 2022 under a bill signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 29, 2022. Assembly Bill (AB) 152 will also set up a...more

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Pittsburgh Expands COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave

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Pittsburgh has joined other American cities by enacting new legislation to address the uptick in COVID-19 cases from a sick leave perspective. On July 29, 2021, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto signed a new ordinance...more

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CO Clarifies Employers’ Obligation to Provide Public Health Emergency Leave in 2021

In late 2020, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) issued guidance confirming the COVID-19 pandemic had triggered the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act’s (HFWA) provision entitling all employees to up to...more

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Ontario, Canada Releases Details About Employer Reimbursement Process for Paid COVID-19 Leave

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Ontario recently enacted Bill 284, COVID-19 Putting Workers First Act, 2021, which amended the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) to require employers to provide employees up to three days’ pay if they miss work for certain...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Are Employers Required to Pay For Employee Time Spent Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine?

Although millions of people in the United States have been vaccinated since COVID-19 vaccine distribution began in December 2020, a large percentage of the population still remains unvaccinated. ...more

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Philadelphia Enacts COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave

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Philadelphia has joined a growing list of localities to require employers to provide employees paid COVID-19-related sick leave. When the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) expired on December 31,...more

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: Understanding the Key Provisions Impacting Employers

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On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “ARPA”) into law. In addition to providing nearly $2 trillion of monetary relief for individuals and business sectors impacted by the...more

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California Enacts Legislation Retroactively Expanding Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave

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On March 19, 2021, California passed Senate Bill 95 (“SB 95”), which mandates that employers expand supplemental paid sick leave for covered employees’ COVID-19-related absences (hereinafter “Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick...more

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Voluntary FFCRA Leave Expanded and Extended Until September 30, 2021

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As part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill signed by President Biden on March 11, 2021, employers with fewer than 500 employees may continue receiving tax credits for...more

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California Expands Mandate for COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Retroactive to January 1, 2021

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On March 29, 2021, California’s newest COVID-19-related legislation requires all employers with 25 or more employees to provide California employees up to 80 hours of COVID-19 paid sick leave. ...more

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California Retroactively Extends Sick Leave Coverage for Employees Affected by COVID-19

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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 95 (SB 95) on March 19, 2021. SB 95 requires employers to provide employees with supplemental paid sick leave (CSPSL) for various absences related to COVID-19 and...more

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COVID-19: Congress Extends FFCRA Payroll Tax Credit through September, With Some New Wrinkles

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The latest COVID-19 relief law, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), extends the payroll tax credit for emergency paid sick leave and expanded Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave first enacted by the Families First...more

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FFCRA Extended Through September 30, 2021 With Some Key Amendments

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Late last week, President Biden signed the American Rescue Act Plan of 2021.  Most of the news reports have focused on the $1,400 stimulus checks that many Americans will receive....more

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The First 100 Days of the Biden Administration: Labor and Employment Activity (UPDATED)

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In week eight, the Administration’s labor and employment activity includes the passage of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, the House’s passage of the PRO Act labor law reform bill, and the upcoming Senate confirmation...more

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The American Rescue Plan: Update for Employers Providing FFCRA Leave in 2021

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As discussed in "New Coronavirus Relief Legislation Impacts Employers in Two Key Areas" the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) paid leave mandates expired January 1, 2021 and there is presently no requirement...more

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Virtual Town Hall: 2021 Brings New Challenges For Employers

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In 2020, employers navigated mandatory shut downs and significant changes in the workplace. Remote work, virtual meetings, mask wearing, sanitizing stations and de-densifying have all become essential components of work...more

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NY employers’ continuing COVID-19 leave obligations…for the foreseeable future

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As we previously discussed, employers with fewer than 500 employees will no longer be legally required to provide employees with leaves of absence under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). As of January 1,...more

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Emergency Paid Sick Leave Changes in Sonoma County, San Francisco, and the City of Los Angeles

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On February 9, 2021, the Sonoma County, California Board of Supervisors enacted an urgency ordinance that, effective immediately, expands coverage under its emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) ordinance while clarifying and/or...more

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Lawsuits Rolling In Against Employers Who Refused To Provide FFCRA Paid Sick Leave

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) required employers to provide paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave for reasons related to COVID-19. That mandate expired on December 31, 2020. The mandated...more

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What Employers Need to Know About Biden’s Proposed American Rescue Plan

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In January 2021, President Biden announced his administration’s proposed COVID-19 relief package, the American Rescue Plan (the Plan), which would revive the federal mandate for employers to provide paid sick and paid FMLA...more

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National Paid Leave Proposal Reintroduced In The Senate And House Of Representatives

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This past Friday, Democrats in both the Senate and House of Representatives reintroduced legislation that would create a paid leave program on the national level. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)...more

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