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2025 Education Legislation Summary

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In its 2025 regular session, the General Assembly made a number of changes to the statutes that affect public education in Connecticut. This summary provides a brief overview of some of the more significant changes. Unless...more

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Maryland Again Delays Paid Family and Medical Leave Program

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For the third year in a row, Maryland has delayed implementation of its Paid Family Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program. On May 6, 2025, Governor Moore signed HB 102, a bill modifying the FAMLI program, first established by the...more

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Connecticut Public Schools Face Major Leave Law Changes This Fall – A Guide for Schools

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Starting October 1, 2025, Connecticut public 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 and Medical Leave...more

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Out with the Old? Not So Fast! A Quick Review of 2023 Highlights

2023 has brought many updates and changes to the legal landscape. Our blog posts have covered many of them, but you may not remember (or care to remember) them. Before moving on to 2024, let’s take a moment to review our top...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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For Virginia Employers: Employment Law Changes Effective July 1, 2023

On July 1, 2023, laws that were passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Glenn Younkin become effective in Virginia. In the most recent legislative session, a number of new employment laws were passed...more

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All Connecticut Employers Are Covered by State Family and Medical Leave Act Beginning 2022

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Have any employees in Connecticut? Then you are covered by the Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act (Connecticut FMLA). All employers with at least one employee in Connecticut are covered by the Connecticut FMLA as...more

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PA Protects Leave For Organ And Tissue Donation

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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has signed the Living Donor Protection Act, a law that will protect leave from work related to organ and tissue donation. Set to take effect on June 26, 2021, the new law applies only to...more

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Resource: Checklists And Compliance Tips For New York City Hospitality Employers

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New York City hospitality employers face a myriad of requirements under federal, state, and local laws. This employment law "checklist" provides a guide for such businesses in order to ensure that they are onboarding new...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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Connecticut Paid FMLA: What Employers Need To Know Now

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With a difficult 2020 nearing its end, if Connecticut Paid FMLA has recently reappeared on your radar, don’t fret! Simply review the below basics to prepare for this upcoming change. As a reminder, last summer (i.e., an...more

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Department of Labor (Somewhat) Revises Regs for Employee Leave Under FFCRA

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On August 3, 2020, a federal judge in New York City surprised many by striking down a few provisions of regulations published by the United States Department of Labor (DOL) in the early days of the pandemic. After President...more

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Healthcare Employers: What You Need to Know about the New FFCRA “Health Care Provider” Exclusion and California COVID-19...

Healthcare employers are immediately impacted by two recent developments in federal and California COVID-19 paid leave laws. First, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires employers with fewer than 500...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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Federal Court in New York Takes Issue with Some Sections of the Rule Implementing the FFCRA: What Does It Mean for You?

In response to a lawsuit filed by the State of New York, a judge in the Southern District of New York considered and invalidated parts of the Department of Labor's (“DOL”) Final Rule implementing the Families First...more

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Massachusetts Releases Amended Proposed Paid Family And Medical Leave Regulations

In 2019, the Massachusetts Legislature passed a Paid Family and Medical Leave Law. The law provides for 12 weeks of paid family leave per benefit year, 20 weeks of paid medical leave for the worker’s own serious health...more

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Buchalter Client Alert COVID-19: Takeaways from the DOL’s Latest FFCRA FAQs

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Earlier this week, the US Department of Labor (DOL) added to their long list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act or FFCRA. These latest additions raises the total of FAQs from...more

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US COVID-19: My Employee Has COVID-19 – What Leave Entitlements Apply?

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The call to HR is becoming more common: I have COVID-19. Should I go on a leave of absence, and if so, will I be paid while I am out? It is clear that an employee who has tested positive for COVID-19 (or who is likely...more

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State and Local Leave Initiatives and Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic

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In addition to the federal government action to provide paid leave to workers impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, numerous states and local governments have proposed, and in a few cases enacted, additional leave...more

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Compass: Insights And Direction for Employers - October 2018

Welcome to the inaugural issue of our new quarterly newsletter, Ogletree Deakins Compass. We hope you enjoy the publication, which contains some of the familiar features of the Employment Law Authority, but also has a few new...more

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Federal Paid Leave Proposal Introduced In Congress - Workflex In The 21st Century Act Would Solve Local Law Patchwork Problem

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If a proposal introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday were to pass Congress and be signed into law by President Trump, the country’s employers would find themselves facing the first-ever federal paid leave...more

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