The Evolution of Employee Sick Days in a Post-COVID-19 Workplace With Parks and Rec — Hiring to Firing Podcast
#WorkforceWednesday: Sick Leave in New York, California Law Update, and Oregon’s Workplace Fairness Act Takes Effect
For existing businesses expanding operations into New York State for the first time, there are a myriad of legal idiosyncrasies to navigate. Businesses must proactively identify areas where a different approach is required to...more
We know that many cities in California have their own minimum wages. And we also know that several of those cities had minimum wage increases in July 2024, including: Alameda, Berkeley, Emeryville, Fremont, Los Angeles...more
District of Columbia AG Brian Schwalb settled with contractors Power Design, Inc. (PDI) and John Moriarty & Associates of Virginia, LLC (JMA), along with multiple labor subcontractors, to resolve allegations that the...more
New Labour Government’s proposed changes to employment law in the UK - Following the general election, with the Labour Party now in power, significant changes to employment law are expected. The Government’s first step has...more
With a new Labour government comfortably moved into Whitehall, employers across England, Wales and Scotland should expect several employment law reforms to affect everyday business decisions in the coming months. Labour set...more
A general election is to be held in the UK on 4 July 2024. Although official election manifestos have not been released yet, last week the Labour Party published a policy paper, “A New Deal for Working People”, setting out...more
Lawmakers recently approved the 2024-2025 New York State budget, revising a number of laws that employers must be mindful of to ensure compliance. Specifically, these changes include: (1) the implementation of prenatal leave...more
The new tax year is swiftly approaching, along with new statutory rates, limits and changes to employment law in England and Wales that HR practitioners should be aware of....more
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
Starting January 1, 2024, nearly all workers in the state of Illinois are guaranteed at least one week of paid leave under the Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act. However, eligibility isn’t guaranteed, and there are some...more
On December 13, 2023, the Chicago City Council voted to delay the paid leave changes in the new Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (the “Ordinance”) from January 1, 2024 to July 1, 2024. The Ordinance,...more
What You Need To Know: Earlier this month, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) released an Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) sample notice....more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • AGs Go After Timeshare Exit Companies over Allegedly...more
On October 4, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) No. 616 into law. SB 616 amends California’s paid sick leave law to expand mandatory paid sick leave from three days or twenty-four hours to five days or forty...more
In this month's instalment, our team highlight key updates to ACAS guidance on employee holiday entitlement and sickness absence, and artificial intelligence in the workplace. We also explore a recent Employment Appeal...more
In the past week, a class action lawsuit was filed against Anheuser-Busch, alleging various violations of California’s wage and hour laws. You may ask, “What’s newsworthy about that? Aren’t hundreds of such lawsuits filed...more
Pursuant to Israeli law, the wages of self-employed or salaried employees who become pregnant and whose obstetricians diagnose them with at-risk pregnancies shall not be adversely affected. A pregnant employee who receives...more
In the first ruling of its kind, the California Court of Appeal (4th Dist.) recently ruled that a plaintiff may pursue penalties under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) for alleged violations of California’s sick pay...more
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
February 17th was not only the start of the President’s Day weekend but also the last day that California legislators could introduce bills for consideration during the 2023 legislative session. Jackson Lewis attorneys will...more
While California’s COVID-19 State of Emergency is set to end on February 28, 2023, and California’s Supplemental COVID Supplemental Sick Pay has already sunsetted, the effects of the pandemic continue to impact California...more
A major characteristic of the past year was an array of interesting and innovative legislative initiatives and court rulings relating to employment in Israel. These initiatives and rulings addressed burning issues in the...more
Effective January 1, 2023, regulations under Colorado’s Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA) will again change how employers calculate the rate of pay when employees use paid sick and safe leave and/or public health...more
After numerous iterations and extensions of an emergency temporary standard, Cal/OSHA approved a non-emergency standard on December 15, 2022, set to take effect in January 2023. Employers are no longer required to pay...more
The World Cup is fast approaching! Over the course of the tournament, we will be publishing our own matchups, comparing various aspects of labor and employment law in some of the participating countries. In Part I of this...more