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Paid Leave Laws Keep Employers on Their Toes

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Within the past ten years or so, there has been an uptick in states adopting laws concerning paid sick leave. As a result, multi-state employers have become accustomed to having to closely monitor the adoption of laws in the...more

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New York City Publishes Updated FAQs for Earned Safe and Sick Time Act

On September 26, 2024, New York City published updated frequently asked questions (FAQs) for the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) in light of the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection’s...more

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New York City Law Grants Employees Paid COVID-19 Child Vaccination Leave

On December 24, 2021, New York City enacted a law (Introduction No. 2448-2021) permitting employees who are parents to take paid time off to accompany their children when they receive COVID-19 vaccinations. In addition, the...more

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2020 Census: The Whereabouts of Paid Sick and Personal Leave Laws & State Gatekeepers

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Roughly two years ago we introduced Seyfarth’s Infographic tracking the spread of paid sick leave and anti-local sick leave laws around the country from pre-2014 to year-end 2018. We have since seen a...more

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Non-Minneapolis Employers Must Comply With Minneapolis Paid Sick Leave Law, Appeals Court Rules

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Minneapolis’ Sick and Safe Ordinance extends to any employee who performs at least 80 hours of work per benefit year in the City of Minneapolis, even if his or her employer is not located within the city’s limits, the...more

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Looking Ahead – California Legislature to Address Dynamex and a Host of New Employment Proposals

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February 22 was the last day to introduce new legislative proposals for the 2019 California legislative year. A whopping 2,576 bill were introduced before the deadline, making for an extremely busy legislative year ahead....more

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Top 10 Things Employers Need To Know About Midterm Election Results

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As many predicted, Democrats recaptured the House for the first time in eight years in yesterday’s midterm elections, while Republicans retained and strengthened their grip on the Senate. That will lead to a dynamic in...more

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What Employers Need to Know About the Austin, TX Paid Sick & Safe Leave Ordinance

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In the early hours of February 16, 2018, Austin, Texas, became the first Southern city to pass a paid sick and safe leave law. The final version is slated to go into effect on October 1, 2018, for most employers, although...more

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FAQs on Washington’s New Paid Sick and Safe Time Requirements Effective Now - Notices to Employees Due No Later Than March 1, 2018

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The state of Washington’s new paid sick and safe time (PSST) requirements became effective January 1, 2018. They apply to all employees covered by Washington’s Minimum Wage Act. Employees who meet the “white collar”...more

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Massachusetts Highest Court Holds Sick Pay is Not a Wage Under the Massachusetts Wage Act

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently ruled in Mui v. Massachusetts Port Authority that payment for accrued, unused sick time is not a “wage” under the state wage act, M.G.L. c. 149, s. 148, and therefore a...more

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New York City Council Expands Earned Sick Time Law To Include Safe Time

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New York City’s Earned Sick Time Act (also known as the Paid Sick Leave Law) will require employers to allow employees to use paid time off for “Safe Time” under an amendment (Int. 1313-A) passed by the New York City Council...more

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Why The Chicago And Cook County Paid-Sick-Leave Ordinances May Apply To Your Organization

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Paid-sick-leave ordinances (PSLOs) became effective in the City of Chicago and Cook County on July 1, 2017. The PSLOs require employers to grant paid sick leave to employees on terms more generous than what most employers...more

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Washington Enacts Paid Family And Medical Leave Law

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All Washington employers must provide paid family and medical leave under a bill signed by Governor Jay Inslee on July 5, 2017. The new law creates an insurance fund that employers and employees both pay into, with a 0.4...more

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Final New York Paid Family Leave Regulations Released: What Employers Need To Know

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The Workers’ Compensation Board adopted the final regulations for New York’s new Paid Family Leave Benefits Law (PFL) on July 19, 2017. Final Regulations were issued previously by the Department of Financial Services on May...more

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Chicago Employers Have Until June 16 to Weigh In On Proposed Paid Sick Leave Regs

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Effective July 1, 2017, Chicago and Cook County will join a growing contingent of localities that require employers to offer paid sick leave to employees. Here’s what employers need to understand now to avoid being caught off...more

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District of Columbia Enacts the Universal Paid Leave Act

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In late 2016, after more than a year of debate, the District of Columbia Council voted to create one of the most generous paid leave laws in the country. After making it through the congressional review period, the Universal...more

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City of Los Angeles Updates Paid Sick Leave Rules and FAQs

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On March 14, 2017, with little to no fanfare, the City of Los Angeles Office of Wage Standards (OWS) revised its rules implementing the Minimum Wage Ordinance (MWO), which includes mandatory paid sick leave requirements. OWS...more

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San Francisco Amends Paid Parental Leave Law to Adapt to State Law Changes and to Clarify Requirements

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On September 14, 2016, San Francisco amended its Paid Parental Leave Ordinance (PPLO).  The law will go into effect on January 1, 2017 for employers with 50 or more employees.  The law requires private employers to provide...more

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Berkeley Enacts California’s Newest Local Paid Sick Leave Law

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On August 31, 2016, the City of Berkeley, California joined the long list of local jurisdictions to create a local sick leave law when it enacted the “Paid Sick Leave Ordinance.” Berkeley also amended its minimum wage law and...more

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Chicago to Become the Second City in the Midwest to Mandate Paid Sick Leave in 2016

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On June 22, 2016, the Chicago City Council unanimously passed the Chicago Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance (the “Ordinance”).  Chicago is the second city in the Midwest this year to pass a law granting employees...more

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It’s Contagious: Paid Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Hikes Spread to Los Angeles and San Diego

Paid sick leave is on the rise, as we reported here, here, here, and here. As we approach the one-year compliance anniversary for state-mandated paid sick leave, employers now face additional compliance wrinkles in the Los...more

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Chicago Poised to Become Next City to Require Paid Sick Leave for Employees

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Last week, Chicago became poised to join a growing group of U.S. cities to mandate paid sick leave for employees when a Chicago City Council committee passed a bill that would provide employees with at least 40 hours per year...more

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City of Los Angeles Doubles Employee’s Sick Leave Entitlement Effective July 1, 2016

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Like its neighbor Santa Monica and other major California cities including San Francisco and Oakland, the City of Los Angeles approved its own sick leave entitlement ordinance on June 2, 2016. The Los Angeles Ordinance...more

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L.A. Gets Sick—Paid Sick Leave Coming as Soon as July 1, 2016

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Los Angeles City Council has voted, and, if the Mayor signs the ordinance, as of July 1, 2016, many employees within the City of Los Angeles will be entitled to accrue 48 hours days of paid sick leave...more

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Minneapolis Becomes the First City in the Midwest to Mandate Sick and Safe Leave

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On May 31, 2016, Mayor Betsy Hodges signed the Minneapolis Sick and Safe Time Ordinance (the “Ordinance”), an expansive paid leave measure.  Under this Ordinance, starting July 1, 2017, employers must allow employees to...more

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