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Connecticut Independent Schools Face Major Leave Law Changes This Fall

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Starting October 1, 2025, Connecticut independent schools will experience a significant shift in how they handle employee leave benefits. Public Act 25-174 extends two key state programs—the Connecticut Family Medical Leave...more

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Vermont Expands Family Leave Protections: New Entitlements and Broader Definitions

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Vermont Governor Phil Scott has signed legislation extending the protections of the state’s unpaid family leave law. The expansion extends safe leave, bereavement leave, and qualifying exigency leave to employees of employers...more

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DOL Clarifies that Leave Taken Under State Paid Family Leave Programs May Run Concurrently with FMLA Leave

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On January 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter (FMLA2025-01-A) clarifying when an employer may count an employee’s leave taken under a state paid family leave program against that employee’s...more

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New Year, New Policies: Oregon Employers, Update Your Employee Handbook for 2025

With the new year upon us, employers should review their employee handbooks and ensure they are compliant with more recent updates to both Oregon and federal law....more

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Maryland’s FAMLI Program, Part I: An Overview of The Law

In 2022, the Maryland General Assembly overrode Governor Larry Hogan’s veto to enact the law that created the Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program. ...more

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DOL Clarifies That FMLA Paid Leave Substitution Rules Apply When Employees Receive State or Local Paid Leave Benefits

As more states implement paid family leave programs, employers increasingly are faced with questions about how these state programs interact with Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) regulations. A recent opinion letter...more

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Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave Program Update: Labor Department Releases Finalized Rules

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On December 4, 2024, the Maine Department of Labor (DOL) adopted finalized rules for the Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave Program (PFML). This rulemaking follows the Maine Legislature’s passage of the new law in 2023....more

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HR Quick Take: FMLA

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Q: I have an employee on FMLA and I’m not certain how to count holiday leave....more

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Eleventh Circuit Limits Scope of Parental Leave for Birth of Child Under FMLA

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The Family and Medical Leave Act provides leave and job protection to eligible employees who need to be absent from work “because of the birth of a son or daughter of the employee and in order to care for such son or...more

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Oregon Legislature Enacts Changes to Better Coordinate the Oregon Family Leave Act and Paid Leave Oregon

The ink is not yet dry on Senate Bill 999, drafted to attempt coordination of the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) and the Oregon Paid Family and Medical Leave Act also called “Paid Leave Oregon” (PLO). On June 7, Senate Bill...more

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Minnesota Enacts State Partial Paid Family and Medical Leave

Minnesota became the latest state to offer statewide paid family and medical leave as part of a series of sweeping and fundamental changes to Minnesota employment law made in the 2023 legislative session....more

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Governor Kotek Signs Legislation Aligning Paid Leave Oregon and Oregon Family Leave Act

On June 7, 2023, Governor Tina Kotek signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 999, a measure that will more closely align certain provisions of Paid Leave Oregon with the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA)....more

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Four Key (and Surprising) Points for Navigating FMLA Leave

Complying with the various legal and practical requirements of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and its regulations is an ongoing challenge for employers, particularly when it comes to questions about when an employee...more

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2022 Hot Topics in Employment Law Seminar Highlights

On May 13, 2022, the Miles & Stockbridge Labor, Employment, Benefits & Immigration practice group presented its twentieth annual Hot Topics in Employment Law seminar to clients from throughout Maryland and beyond. Topics...more

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Maryland’s ‘Time to Care Act’ - Frequently Asked Questions About Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits for Maryland Workers

Starting in 2025, Maryland workers may have an easier time making ends meet when they take otherwise unpaid leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Thanks to Maryland’s newly enacted Time to Care Act of...more

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Time to Say Goodbye to Unpaid Leave in Maryland: Maryland Enacts the Time to Care Act

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On April 9, 2022, the Maryland legislature voted to override Governor Hogan's veto and passed a paid family and medical leave insurance program (Time to Care Act). Maryland is the tenth state to enact paid family and medical...more

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LICP Talks Labor & Employment: New York State Paid Family Leave

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Whether managing a disability leave of absence, providing parental leave, or classifying time out of the office as paid sick, employers face a complex web of laws and obligations that impact employee morale, productivity and...more

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Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave: Answers and Insights for Employers

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For more than three months now, qualifying Massachusetts employees have been eligible for medical and family leave benefits under the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Act. As employers build out their PFML...more

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Reminder: First Quarterly Payment Due on March 31, 2021 Under CT Paid Family and Medical Leave

Beginning on January 1, 2022, paid leave benefits under the Connecticut Paid Leave program (CPL) will be available for certain qualifying events under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Connecticut Family...more

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Hinshaw's 12 Days of California Labor & Employment Series – Day 9: Additional Leave Law Updates

In the spirit of the season—and keeping some semblance of normal—we are using our annual "12 days of the holidays" blog series to address new California laws and their impact on California employers. On this ninth day of the...more

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Colorado Voters Approve Paid Medical And Family Leave Initiative

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Colorado voters approved the Paid Medical and Family Leave (PMFL) Initiative, Proposition 118, on Election Day. PMFL creates a state-run paid family and medical leave insurance program in Colorado that allows employees to...more

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FAQs For Colorado Paid Family Leave Law (FAMLI)

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On November 3, 2020, Colorado voters approved Proposition 118, the culmination of a long-running effort to mandate paid family and medical leave for all Colorado employees. This law continues the recent uptick of major...more

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Senate Bill 1383: This One’s for the Little Guys! (And also the big…)

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To date, California employers with fewer than 50 employees have had it easy. Well, relatively. They have not had to learn and comply with the federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) or the California Family Rights Act (CFRA)....more

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California to Potentially Expand Family and Medical Leave Entitlements

California is likely to significantly expand its family and medical leave laws, by expanding the obligation to provide job-protected leave to small businesses with as few as five employees, allowing leave to be taken for...more

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Massachusetts Finalizes Amendments to Paid Family and Medical Leave Regulations

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The Department of Family and Medical Leave (“Department”) has published an unofficial version of amended regulations under the Paid Family Medical Leave Act, M.G.L. c. 175M. The original regulations, 458 CMR 2.00, went into...more

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