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Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your July To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. To ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan for...more

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2025 Employment Law Updates for New York Employers

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The most wonderful time of the year often portends many legal hiccups for the unassuming business. And this year is no different. As the holiday season approaches and we turn the calendar to 2025, New York employers should...more

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New Illinois and Chicago Laws for 2024

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Illinois state and local legislatures kept busy in 2023 with the enactment of numerous new labor and employment laws, including significant changes to paid and sick leave for employees and new protections for temporary...more

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2024 Illinois Employment Law Updates

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A new year always brings updates in state employment laws and 2024 will be no exception. Below is a review of the laws going into effect in Illinois. All laws will be effective January 1, 2024 unless otherwise indicated....more

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Checklist for End of COVID Health Emergency

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Governor Pritzker’s disaster proclamation, declaring a public health emergency due to COVID-19, ends today, May 11, 2023. As a result, COVID-leave rights, and other rights contingent upon the Governor’s public health...more

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Ontario, Canada: Paid Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (IDEL) Ends March 31 But Unpaid IDEL Remains Available

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On March 23, 2023, Ontario released its 2023 Ontario Budget: Building a Strong Ontario (2023 Budget). The Budget provides that Paid Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (Paid IDEL) will expire on March 31, 2023....more

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California is Spooky—California’s Recently Enacted Laws Provide Further Fright (aka Legal Obligations) to California Employers

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Just in time for Halloween and employee handbook update season, the California Legislature has passed an onslaught of new employment legislation sure to give employers compliance nightmares. From expanding the concept of...more

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Employer Alert: California Extends Supplemental COVID-19 Sick Leave, Adds Relief Grants for Certain Employers

On the surface, it looks like things are back to normal. Entering spooky season, however, California employers should not assume the coast is clear. One of the nation’s most substantial COVID-19 laws, California’s...more

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Ontario, Canada: Three Paid COVID Sick Days Extended Until March 31, 2023

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On July 21, 2022, Ontario filed Regulation 464/22, which amends O. Reg. 228/20: Infectious Disease Emergency Leave Regulation to extend the availability of Paid Infectious Disease Leave (Paid IDEL) until March 31, 2023. ...more

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COVID-19 Paid Leave Law: FAQ

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The COVID-19 paid leave law has raised both legal and practical questions for school administrators. To further assist with following the mandates of the law, we have prepared a model form that schools can use when receiving...more

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COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Laws Could Show Emerging Compliance Trends for Employers

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Since the onset of the pandemic, many states and localities have passed COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave laws requiring employers to provide leave to employees for COVID-19-related reasons. California and Colorado have...more

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California Labor Commissioner Issues 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Posters and FAQs, But Many Questions Remain

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On February 16, 2022, the California Labor Commissioner published the mandatory posters concerning the 2022 COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave (CPSL) law—which will take full effect on Saturday, February 19, 2022—that an...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

Governor Newsom Signs Supplemental COVID-19 Sick Leave Bill

As we reported recently, California’s legislature enacted Assembly Bill 84 on Monday; the state’s Senate enacted the law’s counterpart the same day, Senate Bill 114. The new statute sought to reestablish statewide...more

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California Governor Signs 2022 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Bill

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On February 9, 2022, California’s governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 114, which creates new Labor Code section 248.6. The law takes effect immediately and is retroactive to January 1, 2022, but an employer’s obligation to...more

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[Webinar] The Latest COVID-19 Guidance for Employers: Vaccine Mandates and Accommodations - February 2nd, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PST

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Join the Miller Nash employment and labor attorneys for an interactive webinar designed to help employers understand the latest developments and tools for managing a workplace during the ever-evolving COVID-19 pandemic. We’ll...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ontario Updates: Further Extensions to Paid and Deemed Infectious Disease Emergency Leave

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On December 7, 2021, the Ontario government announced an extension to paid Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (“IDEL”) until July 31, 2022. The government also extended deemed IDEL until July 30, 2022. Deemed IDEL provides...more

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D.C. requires paid COVID-19 vaccination leave, extends DCFMLA leave for COVID-19-related reasons

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On November 18, 2021, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed emergency legislation that requires private employers in D.C. to provide eligible employees with paid time off for their own and their children’s COVID-19...more

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D.C. Enacts Paid COVID-19 Vaccine Leave and Extends Public Health Emergency Leave Under DC FMLA

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On November 18, 2021, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the “COVID Vaccination Leave Emergency Amendment Act of 2021” (the “Act”). The Act applies to nearly all private employers with employees in the District....more

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Department of Labor’s ETS Will Trigger Employers’ Bargaining Obligations, Per NLRB General Counsel

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National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer A. Abruzzo issued a memorandum explaining her view of employers’ bargaining obligations in response to the US Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health...more

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NC OSHA Is Not Immediately Adopting the ETS for Covid-19

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The Commissioner of the North Carolina Department of Labor announced on November 10, 2021, that his department will not adopt or enforce the new OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19 protection and prevention issued...more

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New OSHA Vaccination Requirements For Employers With 100 Or More Employees (And Additional Advice for California Employers)

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On Sept. 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his COVID-19 Action Plan. The Action Plan called on the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) to develop a rule requiring all employers...more

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[Webinar] Understanding OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard for Mandatory Employee Vaccinations - November 5th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm...

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Join us as we discuss the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)'s newly released Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workers are fully vaccinated or...more

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New Federal Vaccine Rule: Wage and Hour Implications

The new federal rule requiring employers with 100 or more employees to mandate that their workers be vaccinated or undergo weekly testing takes effect on January 4, 2022. ...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Vaccine Mandate Requirement, First COVID-19 Remote Work Suit, Whistleblower Awards Top $1 Billion - Employment Law This Week®

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This week, we look at significant developments for employers from across the federal government, including at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and...more

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New Cook County Ordinance Requires Vaccination Pay for Employees

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As more employers consider mandatory COVID-19 vaccination programs, companies with Illinois employees should keep in mind a new Cook County ordinance that requires paid time off, or paying an employee, for time spent getting...more

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