California Employment News: Brief Overview of Leave Laws All California Employers Should Be Aware Of (Podcast)
California Employment News: Brief Overview of Leave Laws All California Employers Should Be Aware Of
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California Employment News: SB616 – Changes to Paid Sick Leave Law for 2024
(Podcast) California Employment News: SB616 – Changes to Paid Sick Leave Law for 2024
#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
As we have seen in just the past few weeks of the new year, laws are rapidly changing for employers. Following our Employment Law Update webinars provided to Private Sector and Non-Profit Employers, and Public Entity...more
Am 1. Januar 2023 ist es so weit – die elektronische AU-Bescheinigung kommt (endlich) auch ins Unternehmen. Bislang waren lediglich Ärztinnen und Ärzte verpflichtet, die Daten zur AU-Bescheinigung elektronisch weiterzugeben....more
On November 10, 2021, after a public hearing and comment submission period, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) published three final rules: (1) the Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards Order #38...more
As we approach the end of the year, it is critical to remember and implement the new legal requirements that go into effect in New York on December 31, 2020 and shortly thereafter. Failure to comply with these requirements...more
As we previously reported, New York State’s Paid Sick Leave law (“NYSPSL”) went into effect on September 30, 2020. While employees are not permitted to take sick leave under NYSPSL until January 1, 2021, many questions...more
The IRS issued guidance on the FFCRA Paid Leave Tax Credits under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) on March 31, 2020. The FFCRA Paid Leave Tax Credits are fully refundable tax credits giving covered...more
On April 22, 2020, the New York City Council introduced a series of bills in response to the COVID-19 crisis that is ravaging the city. In addition to proposals in this legislative package affecting the real estate industry...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have published more information on refundable tax credits that reimburse small and mid-size employers, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, for the cost of...more
To assist employers navigating these difficult and unprecedented times, below are some frequently asked questions and answers. These FAQs provide general guidance only and are not intended to serve as legal advice. Our...more
Every player interested or already active in the German market needs to have a working knowledge of the key principles of German employment law which offers a good level of protection to employees. This is especially true for...more
In advance of their first official meeting of 2020, members of Philadelphia City Council outlined their legislative priorities, and several say they intend to introduce legislation to increase protections for employees....more
As sophisticated employers know, an employer must track and comply with developments not only in federal law, but also state and local law. This blog post details key changes in employment laws in the Commonwealth of Virginia...more
Q: Can I keep an employee home if they have been exposed to the measles? Do I have to pay them? A: If you become aware that an employee has been exposed to a significant contagious disease, which would include mumps,...more
While some races remain undecided, it is clear at this point that Democrats will control the U.S. House of Representatives in the next Congress. ...more
In Mui v. Massachusetts Port Authority, issued on January 29, 2018, Massachusetts’s highest court decided an issue of first impression in the Commonwealth: whether accrued but unused paid sick time counts as “wages” for...more
On January 29, 2018, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that sick pay does not constitute wages under the Massachusetts Payment of Wages Law, M.G.L. c. 149, § 148. As a result, employers are not liable under the...more
A Moving Target: The Not So Final Overtime Rule - On November 22, 2016, a federal judge for the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction temporarily blocking the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from...more
This past year, the federal government implemented a variety of rules requiring that its contractors meet certain fair-labor requirements. For example, a federal rule finalized in September requires federal contractors to...more
On January 1, 2017, new federal contract paycheck transparency, independent contractor notification, and paid sick leave requirements go into effect. Below we summarize the key elements of these new regulatory requirements....more
Continuing a trend from recent years, the California Legislature passed, and Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law, numerous labor and employment bills in 2016. Each becomes effective on Jan. 1, 2017, unless otherwise...more
There have been significant changes to state and federal laws in 2016 affecting employers of all sizes and in many industries. We'd like to help our clients stay apprised of some of the more critical changes by reminding all...more
Based on promises made during the campaign, it appears employers may expect changes in the government’s approach to workplace regulation. Although we certainly do not have a crystal ball, President-elect Trump campaigned on a...more
Court Upholds Employer’s Dreadlock Ban Finds Grooming Policy Did Not Violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act - A federal appellate court recently held that an employer’s policy banning dreadlocks did not constitute...more
While employers throughout the state have struggled with the new requirements set out by the Paid Sick Leave Law that took effect July 1, 2015, new amendments to the law attempt to provide some clarification. On July 13,...more
Starting July 1, 2015, California will join numerous other states in requiring employers provide employees with paid sick leave pursuant to the Health Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014....more