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Is Your Business Ready for The CHOICE Act?

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What is the CHOICE Act?          On April 24, 2025, Florida state lawmakers passed the Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth Act or CHOICE Act. The CHOICE Act is a law reforming...more

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Maine’s Mandatory Retirement Savings Program: What Employers Need to Know

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On October 18, 2023, the Maine Retirement Savings Board adopted a final rule implementing Maine’s state-run retirement savings program, the Maine Retirement Investment Trust or MERIT. MERIT is intended to help employees who...more

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California’s SB 93: Governor Signs COVID-19 ‘Rehiring and Retention’ Law

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On April 16, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 93 into law. This new statute creates California Labor Code Section 2810.8 and requires that employers in certain industries make written job offers...more

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California Expands COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

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On March 19, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 95 (SB95), significantly expanding California’s COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (CSPSL). This latest legislation now requires any California...more

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California Enacts Expansive, Retroactive Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Law

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Beginning on March 29, 2021, Senate Bill 95 will place additional requirements on employers to provide supplemental paid sick leave to employees impacted by COVID-19. The bill, which was approved by the legislature on March...more

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Summary of New California COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave – What Employers Need to Know

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On March 19, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 95, which extends and expands employer requirements to provide supplemental paid sick leave (SPSL) to employees impacted by COVID-19. SB 95 goes into...more

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California Legislature Sends New COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Bill to Governor for Signature

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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

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Fast Facts About the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) of the Family First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)

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On March 18, 2020, the FFCRA was enacted which includes important changes affecting employee leave.  Here are some fast facts employers need to know regarding the Paid Sick Leave provisions....more

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Families First Coronavirus Response Act: What Employers Need To Know

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On March 14, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the first version of HR 6201 (the “Families First Act”), an emergency relief bill with paid FMLA and paid sick leave benefits for employees experiencing employment...more

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Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Become Available for Employee Use

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Washington State Paid Family and Medical Leave (“WPFML”) law was enacted in 2017. WPFML premium withholdings began January 1, 2019, and eligible employees can start receiving WPFML benefits as of...more

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Michigan Passes Paid Sick Leave Requirements

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On December 5, 2018, Michigan lawmakers presented a bill to the governor’s desk to roll back paid sick leave requirements that were set to go into effect next year. Although opponents challenge the move as unconstitutional,...more

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New Jersey’s New Paid Sick Leave Law: What Employers Need to Know

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New Jersey has now become the tenth state to enact a statewide mandatory paid sick leave law. The New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act was signed into law today by Governor Phil Murphy and will go into effect on October 29, 2018....more

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