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DOL Brings Back Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) Program

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced on July 24, 2025, the return of its Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program. The program was initially launched in April 2018 to facilitate early resolution of Fair...more

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DOL Issues Opinion Letter Clarifying Intersection of FMLA and State or Local Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits

Shortly before the Trump Administration started, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter clarifying the “substitution” provision under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) when it intersects...more

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The DOL Issues New Guidance On The Relationship Between The FMLA and State Paid Family Medical Leave Programs

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Employers face a complicated patchwork of state, local and federal laws governing time off for family and medical reasons. The intersection of these often-overlapping laws creates numerous issues including how to handle time...more

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Navigating New DOL Opinion Letters: Implications for Tip Pooling and Coordinating Paid Family Leave Benefits With FMLA Leave

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On January 14, the US Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published two opinion letters, FLSA2025-1, which addresses tip pooling under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and FMLA2025-1-A, which provides...more

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SoCal Wildfires: Guidance For Employers Supporting Their Workforce Through Difficult Times

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Wildfires continue to sweep through Southern California, leaving thousands of people displaced as well as burning businesses to the ground. Beyond the personal and community impacts, wildfires present unique challenges for...more

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FMLA, State-Mandated, or Employer-Sponsored Leave? New U.S. Department of Labor Guidance for Employers Tries to Answer Tricky...

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As states and cities have created new paid family and medical leave requirements for employers, the layers of overlapping regulation have left even the most seasoned employee benefits professionals and leave administrators...more

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A Littler Report: Operating Through Emergencies & Natural Disasters

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No matter how much advance warning is provided or experience garnered, employers and employees are often caught off guard by the devastation and uncertainty natural disasters create. Whether wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes,...more

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LA Fires: Employer Considerations in Light of the Disaster

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Companies with California operations affected by the continued devastation of the fires in the Los Angeles area should keep in mind applicable employment laws when responding to this natural disaster....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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DOL Issues Opinion Letter on Applicability of the FMLA Substitution Rule When Employee on FMLA is Receiving PFML Benefits

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On January 14, 2025, the Department of Labor issued an Opinion Letter regarding the applicability of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) substitution rule when an employee on FMLA leave is receiving state or local paid...more

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DOL: Employers Cannot Mandate PTO Use with State/Local Paid Leave Benefits During FMLA

The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) has issued an opinion letter stating that employers cannot require employees to substitute accrued paid time off during a Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) leave...more

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Illinois’ Cook County Amends Paid Leave Rules: It’s Time for Employer Policy Review

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Employers in Cook County, Illinois face additional requirements now that amendments to the Final Interpretive and Procedural Rules governing the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance were approved by the Cook County Board of...more

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Connecticut’s New Paid Sick Leave Law: What Independent Schools Need to Know

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On January 1, 2025, an updated version of Connecticut’s paid sick leave law will become effective. This new law will pose unique compliance challenges for independent schools, who should proactively consider how they will...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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The Do’s and Don’ts of Intermittent Leave Under the Family and Medical Leave Act

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Intermittent leave can pose logistical issues for employers trying to ensure consistency in business operations. Family and Medical Act Leave Act (FMLA) leave is most often taken as "block leave"—i.e., uninterrupted days,...more

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New Maryland Employment Laws Set to Take Effect on October 1: Is Your Business Prepared?

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Maryland’s General Assembly passed several employment laws that are scheduled to take effect on October 1, 2024. Areas of change include paid family leave, posting salary ranges and pay rate notifications, and an expansion of...more

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SJC Rules that Employees Do Not Accrue Benefits During Massachusetts Paid Family & Medical Leave

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In its September 13, 2024 decision in Bodge et al. v. Commonwealth et al., SJC-13567 (2024), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) ruled that an employer’s policy of denying the accrual of certain benefits to...more

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Untangling the Oregon Leave Quagmire – Answers to Common Compliance Questions in Light of Recent Legislative Changes

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If you have employees working in Oregon, chances are you have heard about Oregon’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program also known as Paid Leave Oregon (“PLO”). In addition to PLO, eligible Oregon employees may be...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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2024 Mid-year Employment Law Updates

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Many state and local government employment laws go into effect this summer. Here is a non-exhaustive list of mid-year employment law updates. ...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 Eliminates (Most of) OFLA in Favor of PLO, But OFLA Still Applies (Sometimes)

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The Oregon Legislature has passed SB 1515, a long-awaited bill that mostly aligns pre-existing Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) and the new Paid Leave Oregon (PLO). Governor Kotek is expected to sign SB 1515 into law shortly,...more

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Paid Leave

The following paper aims to succinctly address the question "Under what circumstances is an employee entitled to paid leave?” This guide offers an overview of legal aspects of paid leave in the requisite jurisdictions....more

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Local, state, and federal regulation changes that could impact your policy management (and how to keep up with them)

From labor codes and workplace safety regulations to cyber security reporting requirements, see the latest updates that may have an effect on your policy management strategy. In the ever-changing landscape of the modern...more

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Paid Leave Oregon Benefits Available Starting September 3, 2023

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More than four years since the passage of Oregon’s Paid Family Medical Leave Act into law, paid leave benefits will finally be available to Oregon employees starting September 3, 2023. Applications for benefits, toolkits and...more

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