Seyfarth Synopsis: Last month, Allegheny County became the third Pennsylvania locality to pass a paid sick leave ordinance. With the exception of the ordinance’s notice requirements, the ordinance is scheduled to take effect...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Roughly two years ago we introduced Seyfarth’s Infographic tracking the spread of paid sick leave and anti-local sick leave laws around the country from pre-2014 to year-end 2018. We have since seen a...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: This Legal Update is a reminder to employers that important aspects of the New York State Paid Sick Leave Law and amended New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act began on January 1, 2021. Under the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Earlier this month, Pittsburgh enacted “An Ordinance providing for special conditions for the operation and use of Paid Sick leave under the Paid Sick Days Act during and due to the crisis presented by...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: During his 2020 State of the State remarks, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a statewide paid sick leave (“PSL”) proposal as part of his agenda in support of New York employees. If successful, New York would...more
1/13/2020
/ Earned Sick Time ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Local Ordinance ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Preemption ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
State of the State ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: 2019 proved to be an active year on the paid sick leave (“PSL”) front and there are no signs to suggest 2020 will slow down. As employers wrap up 2019 and look ahead to 2020 and beyond, here is a summary of...more
1/3/2020
/ Earned Sick Time ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Local Ordinance ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Safe Time ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Friday, November 22, 2019, the trial court presiding over the San Antonio paid sick leave (“PSL”) lawsuit enjoined the City of San Antonio’s amended Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (“SSLO”). While the SSLO...more
11/27/2019
/ Legislative History ,
Local Ordinance ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Preemption ,
Safe Leave ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
State Constitutions ,
State Labor Laws ,
TRO ,
TX Supreme Court
Seyfarth Synopsis: Following an announcement and the release of FAQs, the City of San Antonio released an official copy of the amended San Antonio Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (“SSLO”) late last month along with an updated...more