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New York City’s Amended Rules for Paid Prenatal Leave: What Employers Need to Know

Following a public hearing and comment period, on June 3, 2025, New York City adopted the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection’s (DCWP) proposed amended paid prenatal leave rules, which will go into effect on July 2,...more

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2025 Changes to Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program

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Washington has amended its Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program by making several key changes. In a significant departure from the former landscape, the amendments extend job restoration rights to employees of...more

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Vermont Expands Family Leave Protections: New Entitlements and Broader Definitions

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Vermont Governor Phil Scott has signed legislation extending the protections of the state’s unpaid family leave law. The expansion extends safe leave, bereavement leave, and qualifying exigency leave to employees of employers...more

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Nebraska Legislature Narrows Application of Upcoming Paid Sick Time Law

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On June 4, 2025, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed LB 415, which modifies the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplace Act (HFWA) in advance of its October 1, 2025 effective date. Nebraska’s HFWA was one of three paid sick...more

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Canada: Important Amendments Coming to Saskatchewan Workplace Laws

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On May 13, 2025, the Saskatchewan government passed the Workers’ Compensation Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 4) and the Saskatchewan Employment Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 5)....more

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Minnesota Employment Legislative Update 2025, Part I: Breaking the Tie to Make the Law

After controlling Minnesota’s House, Senate, and governorship since 2023, the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) Party’s legislative and gubernatorial “trifecta” at the state capitol is no more....more

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Updated Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations Issued

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On January 6, 2023, the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (“PFML)” revised regulations were issued. These changes center around an employer’s responsibility to maintain health insurance benefits for employees...more

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Important and Time-Sensitive Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Updates; Proposed Amendments to PFML Regulations; Looking...

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Important updates to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave law (“MA PFML”) are going into effect January 1, 2023. Employers should take steps now to ensure that their payroll systems reflect the revised contribution...more

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Hearing Scheduled On Proposed Amendments to Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law

On June 11, 2020, the Department of Family and Medical Leave (“DFML”) will hold a virtual public hearing on its recent proposed amendments to the final regulations pertaining to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave...more

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Massachusetts Again Proposes Amendments To Paid Family and Medical Leave Regulations

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The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) recently released proposed amendments to the Commonwealth’s Paid Family and Medical Leave regulations, marking yet another proposed change to the state’s nascent...more

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