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Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Sick Leave New Legislation

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California Expands Protections for Employees Who Are Victims of Crime or Family Members of Victims: What Employers Need to Know...

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Assembly Bill 2499 (AB 2499), which took effect on January 1, 2025, broadens previous requirements on how California employers treat employees who are victims of violence or who are the family members of victims. The new law...more

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Minnesota Adopts New Rules for Parental Leave, Tips, and Recordkeeping Starting August 1, 2024

New laws in Minnesota will change how employers need to handle parental leave, tips, and recordkeeping. Most of the changes were part of the state’s omnibus bill for 2024 and are set to take effect on August 1, 2024....more

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A New World For Minnesota Employers: Minnesota Concludes Legislative Session and New Requirements for Employers Abound

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The Minnesota Legislature recently concluded its 2023 session with the passage of a comprehensive paid family medical leave bill Mn Chapter 59 and an omnibus labor bill Mn Chapter 53  that will impose significant new...more

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An Employer’s Guide to New York State’s New Lawful Absence Law

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On November 21, 2022, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law Bill A8092B (the “lawful absence law”), which amends Section 215 of the New York Labor Law (NYLL), to prohibit employers from disciplining employees...more

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New Nevada Law Provides Time Off for Assistance of Family Members

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Beginning October 1, 2021, if a Nevada employer provides paid or unpaid sick leave to its employees, it must allow the employee to use a portion of their accrued sick leave to assist a member of their immediate family who has...more

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Better Late Than Never: How Employers May (Finally) Benefit from Recent Changes to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Although most everyone on planet Earth was jumping for joy as 2020 came to an end, many employers had another reason to celebrate. With the passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “CAA”) on December 27,...more

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Have You Thought About ... What the Limited Extension to the FFCRA Means to Employers?

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFRCA”) ended by its terms on Dec. 31, 2020. Although many expected the FFCRA protections to be extended due to the continuing pandemic, only a portion of the FFCRA was extended...more

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Second COVID-19 stimulus does not extend FFCRA’s paid leave requirements; Tax credits extend through March 31

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On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriation Act, 2021. The Act, although it includes $900 billion in stimulus relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, does not extend the paid leave...more

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Mandatory COVID Leave Expires, but Tax Credits for Providing COVID Leave are Extended

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Starting Jan. 1, 2021, employers subject to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) are no longer required to provide employees with COVID-related paid leave, but they may do so in some situations and still...more

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Congress Makes Additional Paid Family Leave and Paid Sick Leave Optional

The dust has now settled on the new stimulus bill signed by President Trump on December 27, 2020. The changes to the Family First Coronavirus Recovery Act (“FFCRA”) was buried in over 5000 pages of text and provides a choice...more

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[Webinar] 12th Annual Employment Law Update - Part 2 - January 21st, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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Join us (virtually) for a two-part program as we recap 2020 hot topics in employment law and look ahead to 2021. The two programs will cover different topics so please sign up for both. Topics will include: - COVID – Best...more

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[Webinar] 12th Annual Employment Law Update - Part 1 - January 19th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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Join us (virtually) for a two-part program as we recap 2020 hot topics in employment law and look ahead to 2021. The two programs will cover different topics so please sign up for both. Topics will include: - COVID –...more

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Client Alert: United States Department of Labor Revises FFCRA Leave Rules

Since it was signed into law on March 18, 2020, confusion surrounding certain provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or the “Act”) has left employers concerned about their compliance. The recent...more

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California Dramatically Expands Coverage Under State Leave Law, Creating New Obligations For Employers

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Governor Newsom just signed legislation that will greatly expand the California Family Rights Act in a manner that will impact both small and large California employers. The CFRA requires covered employers to provide up to 12...more

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California’s Large Employers to Provide COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Following Newsom’s Signature

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On September 9, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1867, requiring large employers to provide COVID-19 related supplemental paid sick leave to their California employees. The bill, codified at Labor Code § 248.1,...more

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Colorado enacts statewide paid sick leave law and temporarily scales up COVID-19 paid sick leave expansion

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On July 14, 2020, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (Law). The law has two significant impacts. ...more

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A Dealership’s Reopening Guide To The Families First Coronavirus Response Act

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When the Families First Coronavirus Response Act took effect on April 1 to address the COVID-19 pandemic, your dealership may very well have had to change the way it does business. This new federal law includes many...more

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Temporary Regulations to Implement the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

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Updated April 13, 2020: On April 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published temporary regulations implementing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The FFCRA’s paid leave requirements are described...more

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DOL Issues Families First Coronavirus Response Act Regulations

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On April 1, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) posted a temporary rule issuing regulations pursuant to the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA), both part of...more

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Employers Who Inadvertently Violated the FFCRA Have a Short Reprieve – Until April 17

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With the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“the Act”) a reality, covered employers should remember and take refuge in the DOL’s March 24, 2020, announcement that it will not bring legal action against employers that...more

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DOL Issues Temporary Rule Promulgating Regulations on the FFCRA

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On April 1, 2020 the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a temporary rule promulgating regulations on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which created two new emergency paid leave requirements in response...more

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IRS Guidance on FFCRA Sheds Light on Tax Credits and Leave Requirements

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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) requires employers with fewer than 500 employees and government employers to provide emergency sick and FMLA leave benefits to employees for reasons related to COVID-19....more

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COVID-19 Federal: Everything Employers Need to Document to Claim Tax Credits for FFCRA Leave

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On April 1, 2020, the IRS released guidance on the types of information and records an employer must maintain in order to claim a tax credit for reimbursement of paid leave they provide their employees under the Families...more

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CARES Act: What Companies and Taxpayers Need to Know

On March 27, 2020, Congress approved and the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act, H.R. 748). In addition to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) upon which we...more

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After Slight Reprieve, DOL Releases Additional Batch of FFCRA Q&As

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After giving employers a day off from addressing new information concerning the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which took effect April 1 and requires private employers with 499 or fewer employees,...more

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