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On August 1, 2025, Governor Jennifer González signed Act 87-2025, titled, “Puerto Rico Lactation Code” (“Code” or “Act 87-2025”). The Code compiles all previously enacted breastfeeding-related laws into one (i.e.,...more
On July 1, 2025, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed into law LD 55, which increases the number of hours of legally required paid time off (PTO) an employee must be able to accumulate year-over-year. Given the changes will take...more
The 2025 Regular Session of the Connecticut General Assembly, which concluded on June 4, 2025, was not especially prolific in terms of the volume of labor-and employment-related bills passed. ...more
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter that addressed the Family and Medical Leave Act’s (FMLA) provision regarding the “substitution” of accrued paid leave and its application to state...more
Effective July 1, 2025, updates to several key Chicago employment laws go into effect, including (1) updates to the Chicago Fair Workweek employee coverage thresholds; (2) updates to the City’s minimum wage; and (3) new...more
As previously reported, the New York State Paid Prenatal Leave entitlement went into effect as part of Section 196-B of the New York Labor Law (i.e., the New York State Paid Sick Leave Law) on January 1, 2025....more
Following a successful ballot initiative in November 2024 known as Proposition A, the Missouri Earned Paid Sick Time Law went into effect as scheduled on May 1, 2025. However, the law has come under fire on multiple fronts in...more
Late on May 14, 2025, the Missouri Senate majority invoked a rarely used procedural tool to advance a vote on House Bill 567, which would repeal the Missouri Paid Sick Leave Act (or Proposition A). As passed by Missouri...more
On May 14, 2025, the Missouri General Assembly passed House Bill (HB) 567, which would repeal the Missouri paid sick time statute and eliminate Missouri employers’ obligation to provide earned paid sick time to all Missouri...more
California often finds itself at the forefront of labor and employment law, with changes affecting employers each year. This year is no different. In 2025, employers can expect a variety of impactful changes to the...more
As most manufacturers know, the Connecticut Legislature passed significant amendments to the Connecticut Paid Sick Leave (PSL) law, which are set to go into effect on January 1, 2025, and pertains to employers with 25 or more...more
In the 2024 election, Missouri voters approved Proposition A, a measure that raises the minimum wage beginning January 1, 2025, and introduces mandatory earned paid sick leave for most workers effective May 1, 2025....more
On November 5, 2024, Missouri voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition A, increasing the state's minimum wage and requiring employers with 15 or more employees to provide mandatory paid sick leave for Missouri employees...more
On May 25, 2023, Gov. Tim Walz signed new legislation establishing Minnesota’s state-run family and medical leave program (the “Paid Leave Program”), and guaranteeing almost all Minnesota employees the right to paid family...more
On April 20, 2024, New York legislators approved the New York State 2024-2025 Budget. The Budget included three amendments to New York Labor Law affecting all New York employers....more
The California State 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SB 114) expired on December 31, 2022. The law, which applied retroactively to January 1, 2022, was extended by Gov. Gavin Newsom from September 30 to December...more
Since the onset of the pandemic, many states and localities have passed COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave laws requiring employers to provide leave to employees for COVID-19-related reasons. California and Colorado have...more
During 2020 and 2021, California introduced various bills that mandated COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave for certain California employees. That leave expired in September 2021....more
California employers with 26 or more employees must now prepare to comply with a new supplemental COVID-19 paid sick leave law (“2022 COVID-SPSL”). ...more
On March 12, 2021, New York State enacted a law that requires all employers to provide their New York employees with up to four hours of paid time off per injection to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. At the time of enactment, the...more
Within days, California employers may have to provide employees with even more COVID-19–related paid leave. On March 18, 2021, the California Legislature passed Senate Bill 95, which creates new Labor Code Section 248.2 and...more
Part 1: New Labor & Employment Laws for Businesses and Public Agencies in 2021 - California lawmakers and regulatory agencies spent the greater part of 2020 responding to the coronavirus pandemic, passing legislation,...more
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