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School Is Back in Session—Don’t Forget About Possible California Leave Entitlements for Parents

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As kids head back to school, California employees with children may need time off for various reasons from school-related activities to kids who are sick. Here are reminders of the California leave entitlements for parents...more

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Rhode Island to Increase Length of Temporary Caregiver Insurance Benefits

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The governor of Rhode Island has signed into law amendments to the Temporary Caregiver Insurance (TCI) law that will increase the amount of leave benefits available to employees beginning Jan. 1, 2025. Currently, eligible...more

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Three proposed Illinois bills to watch: Family responsibilities, reproductive decisions, and harassment standards

Three bills are making their way through the Illinois state legislature that would amend the Illinois Human Rights Act by setting new standards for employer responsibilities and employee rights in the workplace. Here is a...more

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Oregon Legislature Makes Significant Changes to OFLA and PLO

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The Oregon Legislature recently passed legislation that eliminates many redundancies between Paid leave Oregon (PLO) and Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA). These changes will help many employers breathe a sigh of relief. Since...more

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Employment Law Update: Bill to Further Postpone Implementation of Maryland’s Paid Family Leave Statute Continues to Advance in...

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As covered in previous installments of the Employment Law Update, Maryland has joined a growing list of states in adopting a paid family leave program. Unlike traditional paid time off that is provided directly by an...more

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New Law Addresses Wage Hour Issues For New Jersey Domestic Workers

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There is a good deal of confusion regarding the proper treatment of domestic employees for wage hour purposes. Well, the New Jersey Legislature has sought to address some of these concerns in the New Jersey Domestic Workers’...more

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Chicago Enacts New Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance

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On November 9, 2023, the Chicago City Council passed the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (the Ordinance), which takes effect on December 31, 2023. The Ordinance will replace Chicago’s current Paid...more

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Where Agreements Won’t Work – A Word to the Wise Regarding Strict Wage and Hour Liability and Related Claims

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I. SYNOPSIS- Ed was a vibrant and healthy 85-year-old. One day, he decided to sign an advance healthcare directive providing that if his physical condition ever declined, he wished to remain in his home as long as...more

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Here Are the Top 10 New Laws Coming Soon to California Workplaces and 5 Key Bills the Governor Surprisingly Vetoed

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California employers know that the new year inevitably brings new workplace laws that are finalized at the end of the state’s legislative session in the fall. This year, state lawmakers considered over 2,700 bills – the most...more

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Massachusetts makes changes to Paid Family and Medical Leave Act

Changes have been made to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act, one of which will take effect on November 1. The PFMLA, which took effect on January 1, 2021, generally provides parents and caregivers the...more

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Avalanche Alert: Top 10 California Employment Bills To Watch as Legislative Session Wraps Up

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California employers will want to sit down, grab a cup of coffee, and prepare themselves for the avalanche on new employment laws that may soon be coming their way. The state Legislature just completed its work for 2023 in a...more

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California Legislature Advances Employment Law Bills in Final Weeks of Session

As the September 14, 2023, deadline to pass bills during the current session of the California Legislature fast approaches, the California Senate and Assembly are considering several employment law bills. Many are likely to...more

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It’s PSL Season—Not Pumpkin Spice Latte but Paid Sick Leave

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As school resumes and temperatures fall, employees may be calling out sick. Here is a refresher on the basics of California’s paid sick leave law known as the Healthy Workplace Healthy Families Act, Labor Code 245 et seq. ...more

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Informal Caregivers in Puerto Rico Do Not Need to Satisfy Threshold Requirements for Requesting Work Schedule Changes

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Pursuant to the recently enacted Act No. 82 of August 8, 2023, employers in Puerto Rico must consider an informal caregiver’s request for a work-schedule change without meeting some of the threshold requirements required by...more

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New Puerto Rico Law Grants Workers Registered as Informal Caregivers Additional Rights

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Puerto Rico’s Informal Care Public Policy Act (ICPPA) amends the Puerto Rico Working Hours and Days Act to establish new rights and protections for individuals duly certified as “informal caregivers.” The ICPPA took effect...more

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Employee Leave Entitlements 101: School-Related Requests

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While students are enjoying the dog days of summer, California employers may want to review leaves available to parents and caregivers before the school year begins. Just as there are considerations when employing minors,...more

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Work-life balance: new extraordinary leaves and flexible work arrangements for employees in Luxembourg

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The work-life balance of parents and caregivers is at the heart of a new law (hereafter the Law) that has just been passed by the Luxembourg Parliament. The Law (deriving from bill n°8016), which transposes the European...more

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Connecticut Expands Permitted Uses of Paid Sick Leave for Service Workers

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Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has signed a new law that will expand the circumstances in which service workers in Connecticut can use state-mandated paid sick leave. The new law goes into effect October 1, 2023. Since its...more

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Comparable work, more protected categories: PA legislature is keeping busy

The Pennsylvania legislature is considering measures that would expand the state Equal Pay Law and the Human Relations Act. The following is a summary of the latest developments. PA EPA may be expanded to include “comparable...more

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Federal Court Finds In-Home Caregivers Were Employees, Not Independent Contractors, Under ‘Economic Realities/Control’ Test

Issues related to whether individuals are independent contractors or employees receive significant attention by employers and governmental entities because of the critical impact of misclassification. The U.S. Department of...more

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New California Laws to Close out 2022 and Usher in the New Year

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As the 2022 legislative year came to a close on September 30, 2022, several significant employment law bills were signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. This alert provides a recap of the most notable of these laws that...more

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California Expands Employee Protections: A Dozen New Employment Laws Impacting Employers

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California’s Legislature recently ended another busy session, sending a slew of new employee-friendly bills to Governor Gavin Newsom, who was not stingy with his pen....more

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Continued Expansion of the California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”)

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In 2021, the California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”) faced a major overhaul. Now, additional changes signed into law last week by Governor Newsom will expand employer obligations. Effective January 1, 2023, AB 1949 amends the...more

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CFRA Family Leave and California Paid Sick Leave Expanded to Employees’ “Designated Persons”

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Existing California law provides employees with the right to take paid and unpaid leaves to care for certain family members when they need the employee’s assistance to obtain medical treatment, diagnosis, or preventative...more

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Employment Law Now VI-116-Top 10 Employment Issues To Consider For The Summer Kick-Off

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As we approach the unofficial start to Summer 2022, today's new episode addresses the 10 issues that should be on the radar of all employers....more

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