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Our April 2025 Chat will cover what every Maryland employer needs to know about employment legislation pending in the Maryland 2025 legislative session. This informative webinar will include an update on Maryland's paid...more
Three years after Maryland’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (FAMLI) was established by the Time to Care Act of 2022 (TCA), the General Assembly on Monday passed House Bill 102, which delays certain dates...more
Missouri’s new minimum wage and paid sick leave law (“Proposition A”) currently is subject to two legal challenges; (1) a lawsuit questioning the constitutionality of the law, and (2) a house bill that, if passed by the...more
The first quarter of 2024 has brought multiple updates to the State of Washington’s and the City of Seattle’s respective paid sick leave laws, addressing concerns for commercial construction workers, app-based gig economy...more
Governor Tina Kotek is expected to sign the bill into law a bill that would eliminate most qualifying reasons for an employee’s protected leave under the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) that are now covered under the state’s...more
The current 2023 Minnesota legislative session has been a whirlwind of activity and may prove to be the most consequential year in recent history for many employers doing business in the state. Below is a summary of proposed...more
Illinois Governor is expected to sign the “Paid Leave for All Workers Act” (SB-208), a statewide law that requires most Illinois employers to provide employees with 40 hours of paid leave per year that an employee may use for...more
The Illinois Paid Leave For All Workers Act (“PLFAW”) has been passed by the legislature and is headed to Governor Pritzker for signature. Effective January 1, 2024, the PLFAW will require nearly all Illinois employers to...more
As the calendar turns to 2023, employers in several states are currently navigating or preparing to navigate laws mandating the provision of paid family and medical leave (“PFML”), i.e., partially paid, job-protected leave,...more
California could soon extend its COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave (SPSL) through the end of 2022 and provide relief to small businesses incurring the costs of such leave if Governor Gavin Newsom signs a bill sent...more
In this two-part webinar series, Weber Gallagher's Kristen Swift and Tracy Walsh will be joined by Rebecca Byrd, Partner at ByrdGomes, to discuss pending legislation before the Delaware General Assembly. These webinars will...more
The California Legislature is expected to pass legislation yesterday that would provide up to 80 hours of supplemental paid sick leave to millions of California workers for reasons related to COVID-19. Mirror Senate and...more
After returning from its hiatus on May 4, the California legislature has wasted no time in drafting a flurry of new bills which will affect employers in the aftermath of the state’s response to COVID-19. While the state...more
In the November 2019 election Virginia gained a Democratic “trifecta”—both legislative chambers and the governorship are now controlled by one political party. It has been over two decades since Democratic lawmakers...more
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak has announced his intent to sign Senate Bill No. 312, which will require, for the first time, that Nevada private-sector employers provide employees with up to 40 hours of paid leave per benefit...more
Monumental changes to Connecticut employment law are on the horizon. Late last week, the House approved a bill creating a paid family and medical leave program in Connecticut. Senate Bill 0001, “An Act Concerning Paid...more
On May 28, 2019, the Nevada state legislature passed an unprecedented piece of legislation, which would require employers to provide employees with paid time off (“PTO”). The legislation, which must still be signed into law...more
On May 7 and 8, 2019, the Maine State Legislature passed a bill that would require private employers to provide most employees with up to 40 hours of paid leave each year—with no restrictions on permissible uses. The bill, as...more
On March 7, democratic lawmakers introduced Senate Bill 188, which would provide partial wage replacement for Colorado workers by mandating a state family and medical leave benefit. Under the legislation, Coloradans would be...more
The Minnesota Legislature is in session through May 20, 2019. This session promises to be very active with numerous bills affecting employers and the workplace. Major bills include paid leaves of absence (including family and...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
On the heels of signing equal pay legislation which will substantially expand pay equity protections for New Jersey employees, Governor Phil Murphy tweeted that he will sign a statewide paid sick leave bill on Wednesday, May...more