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Michigan Employers Must Increase Sick Time and Minimum Wage by February 21, 2025

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The game of legal whiplash is over – Michigan employers (and employment lawyers) now know that the Earned Sick Time Act and Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act, as originally proposed, will go into effect on February 21,...more

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New York Strengthens Retaliation Protections for Workers Taking Lawful Absences

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The New York Labor Law has been amended to clarify that workers may not be punished or disciplined for taking legally protected absences. Under Section 215 of the Labor Law, employers are prohibited from retaliating against...more

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New Missouri Law Requires Employers To Provide Leave To Victims Of Domestic Or Sexual Violence

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Missouri employers with at least 20 employees will soon be obligated to provide leave to victims of domestic or sexual violence under the Victims Economic Safety and Security Act (VESSA), signed into law by Governor Mike...more

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Amendments to the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act

In April 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law new paid sick/safe leave requirements for all New York State employers (the “State Law”). We provided a summary of the State Law in our previous client alert. On...more

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Election Day Leave Policies – What Employers Need to Know Before November 3

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Even though it happens every four-years, it still tends to dominate the media, culture, and watercooler. We are, of course, talking about the presidential election. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, but citizens have...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Employer Alert: SB 1383 Requires Small Employers to Provide Family, Medical and Child Bonding Leave and Expands Family Member Care...

Effective January 1, 2021, Senate Bill 1383 will significantly expand the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) to cover employers with at least 5 employees. Previously, CFRA leave was required only of employers with at least...more

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NYC Earned Safe and Sick Time Amendments Effective September 30, 2020

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On September 28, 2020, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law a bill (Intro. 2032-A (Cohen)) amending the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) to align it with the New York State Sick Leave Law...more

McCarter & English, LLP

[Webinar] Ask the Attorneys: Your Reopening, Workplace Safety, and Remote Work Questions Answered - September 15th, 1:00 pm - 2:00...

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact businesses around the country, employers face ongoing questions around reopening, workplace safety, and remote work. Our employment attorneys, Christopher Mayer, Kristy Avino, and...more

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How New Jersey Employers Can Balance School Re-Openings And State Leave Laws: FAQs For Employers

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As New Jersey schools announce their re-opening plans, employers in the state are trying to understand their obligations under different federal and state leave laws. As we have seen, some schools plan to remain open several...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Israel: Preparing Your Workplace for a Return to Normal

More will be told of the COVID-19 crisis and the changes it brought to Israeli labor relations. In the meantime, we have gathered brief guidelines on a return to normal:   Is terminating employees on unpaid leave due to the...more

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Canada’s COVID-19 Update: More Provinces Enact Leave Laws

British Columbia’s COVID-19 Leave and New Permanent Illness and Injury Leave - On March 24, 2020, the British Columbia government made two changes to the BC Employment Standards Act to provide workers with unpaid,...more

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