Labor & Employment Law: Vermont and Federal Legislative Update
Employment Law Now IV-63- Your 10 Questions About The New DOL Covid-19 Regulations
Family First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA): Paid Sick Leave and Expanded FMLA
Employment Law Now IV-58- Breaking: New Federal Coronavirus Legislation
On June 4, 2025, embedded in an omnibus bonding bill, the Connecticut General Assembly amended the Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Act as it applies to certain employees of municipalities and boards of education. While the...more
The COVID-19 pandemic sparked an ongoing upheaval in the California (and greater U.S.) labor market. Extensive job losses early in the pandemic have led to a tight labor market, which arose in part due to the...more
On May 28, 2021, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law legislation requiring all Massachusetts employers to provide emergency paid sick leave to employees who are unable to work for certain reasons relating to...more
President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) into law on March 11, 2021. ARPA provides $1.9 trillion in federal stimulus, which includes, in addition to subsidies for employer-provided benefits plans, a...more
Although the federal Family First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) and state laws specifically tailored to the COVID-19 pandemic (such as the New York Quarantine Leave Law, which we discuss here have taken center stage...more
Back in January, management-side labor and employment lawyers in Colorado thought the biggest wage and hour compliance issue for 2020 would be limited to ensuring clients were up to date on the expanded meal and rest break...more
Earlier this year, New York State enacted a statewide paid sick leave (PSL) law, which took effect on September 30, 2020. Entitlement to use leave under the law begins on January 1, 2021, and, the New York State Department of...more
After almost one month since going into effect, New York State has issued the first round of guidance on the New York State Paid Sick Leave Law (“NYSSL”) on October 20, 2020. As we recently reported, the NYSSL requires all...more
Employers with more than 500 employees nationally, and employers of healthcare-provider and emergency-responder employees previously exempted from Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requirements, must provide...more
The IRS issued guidance on the FFCRA Paid Leave Tax Credits under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) on March 31, 2020. The FFCRA Paid Leave Tax Credits are fully refundable tax credits giving covered...more
Both New York and the federal government passed laws providing leave for employees impacted by COVID-19, leaving employers in New York grappling to understand how the two laws intersect. New York employers are required to...more
On April 7, 2020, Mayor Eric Garcetti issued three emergency orders that have an impact on employers in the City of Los Angeles: (1) requiring 80 hours of COVID-19-related paid sick leave to employees of large employers; (2)...more
As part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump on March 18, 2020, certain employers (based on workforce size) must provide expanded paid sick leave and paid family leave to employees...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 25, Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey signed into law expansive leave protections, mainly triggered by the declaration of a state of emergency, under the Earned Sick Time, Family Leave, Family...more
The IRS and DOL recently issued joint guidance enabling small and midsize employers to begin taking advantage of two new refundable payroll tax credits which are designed to immediately and fully reimburse them,...more
On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “FFCRA”) into law. As employers try to keep up with the ever-changing legal landscape in the face of the novel coronavirus, numerous...more
- The President signed the FFCRA into law on March 18, 2020. The Act will go into effect “not later than 15 days after the date of enactment” (i.e., no later than April 2, 2020). Most employers with 500 or fewer employees are...more
The Senate passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act today, an economic stimulus plan aimed at addressing the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on Americans and introducing paid sick leave and an expanded family and...more
Following a prolonged legal challenge brought by a group of Pittsburgh businesses, Pittsburgh’s paid sick leave ordinance will finally take effect on March 15, 2020. . As we previously reported, in August 2015, the City of...more
Arizona employers often ask me what kind of flexibility they have in adopting paid time off (“PTO”) policies. Below are some common questions: Can employers have a “use it or lose it” policy where employees will not be paid...more
In response to a lawsuit filed by a number of San Antonio business groups, the San Antonio City Council approved certain revisions to the city’s paid sick leave (PSL) ordinance, including renaming it the Sick and Safe Leave...more
Washington employers—and all employers with Washington employees—should be aware of Washington’s newly enacted Paid Family and Medical Leave law. Beginning January 1, 2019, employers in Washington State and out-of-state...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more
As detailed previously, the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act (the “Act”), goes into effect October 29, 2018. In general, the Act allows New Jersey employees to accrue one (1) hour of sick leave time per thirty (30) hours...more
In just a few short weeks, New Jersey employers will be required to comply with the state’s new Paid Sick Leave Act. Once October 29 is upon us, New Jersey employers of all sizes will need to provide up to 40 hours of paid...more