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In this week's episode of OK at Work, attorneys Sarah Sawyer and Russell Berger from Offit Kurman discuss the nuances of flexible leave policies, often mistakenly referred to as unlimited PTO. They explore the critical...more
Corporate life is full of unspoken rules, awkward small talk, and the occasional “per my last email” power play. That’s exactly why Demoted is my favorite podcast right now....more
Missouri employers of all sizes will need to guarantee their workers paid sick leave rights as of May 1 after the Missouri Supreme Court declined to set aside the results of a state ballot initiative. Here’s what you need to...more
Question: If we offer unlimited paid time off (PTO) and employees don’t accrue PTO, do we have to pay anything out at termination?...more
The UK Government has confirmed that new rights to statutory neonatal care leave (SNCL) and pay (SNCP) will come into effect from April 6, 2025. This gives employees who have a qualifying relationship with a child born on or...more
On February 21, 2025, the Michigan Legislature passed, and Governor Whitmer subsequently signed into law, an amendment to the Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA). The new law significantly modifies administrative and financial...more
Capping off a years’ long saga, and with only minutes to spare, on February 20, 2025, the Michigan Legislature (the Legislature) passed much anticipated amendments to the Michigan Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) and Improved...more
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows eligible employees working for covered employers to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, protected leave during a 12-month period for absences resulting from covered family or medical...more
New York City employers will be required to physically and electronically post a copy of their written lactation room accommodation policy under recent amendments to New York City’s lactation accommodations law set to take...more
On Jan. 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued an opinion letter stating that employers may not require, and employees may not unilaterally elect, to use accrued employer-provided...more
The recent wildfires in Los Angeles have significantly impacted businesses and their employees – employers should be aware of their responsibilities to support their workforce during this challenging time. ...more
The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) has issued an opinion letter stating that employers cannot require employees to substitute accrued paid time off during a Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) leave...more
With inclement weather, snow flurries, and ice in the forecast, we thought it was best to dust off the old blog post and remind you about best practices to address weather-related issues when paying employees. We hope you all...more
As election day 2024 approaches, it is crucial that employers are aware of and comply with state law requirements on employee rights to voting leave. While not all states impose obligations on employers, many states do...more
As Summer transitions to Fall, political ads are everywhere. Pumpkins, pigskins, polls and prognostications abound. Unless you live under a rock, you know 2024 is an election year. As election day approaches, employers...more
Effective June 19, 2024, all employees in the State of New York have the right to paid break time to express breast milk. Specifically, N.Y. Labor Law § 206-c1 provides that “an employer shall provide paid break time for...more
In an important change, beginning on March 20, 2024, employees may file lawsuits, including class actions, against their employers for alleged violations of New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (the Sick Leave Law),...more
California enacted several bills that require changes to Employee Handbooks before the end of the year. The areas which may require revision include...more
On August 8, 2023, Puerto Rico’s government enacted Act No. 88-2023, known as the “Puerto Rican Military Code of the 21st Century” (“Military Code”). This new law supersedes the previously enacted Military Code of Puerto Rico...more
If you have a single employee who works for two hours or more in a week in the city of West Hollywood, California, get ready for significant changes that take effect on July 1, 2022, that will impact your West Hollywood...more
In February of 2021, we published an Alert on the Seventh Circuit’s groundbreaking decision in White v. United Airlines, Inc., et al., in which it became the first federal appellate court to address the issue of pay for...more
As more employers consider mandatory COVID-19 vaccination programs, companies with Illinois employees should keep in mind a new Cook County ordinance that requires paid time off, or paying an employee, for time spent getting...more
With COVID-19 vaccines becoming more accessible throughout the United States, but vaccination opportunities often limited to “business” hours, employers are experiencing an increase in requests for time off from work to...more
Executive Summary: On March 12, 2021, New York State enacted an amendment to the New York Labor Law and the New York Civil Service Law, which provides for four hours of paid leave time, per injection, to obtain a COVID-19...more
With increasing concerns over COVID-19 variants and the recent acceleration of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout to Ontario’s public, Ontario Premier Doug Ford was recently asked if the Government of Ontario would consider...more