California Employment News: Brief Overview of Leave Laws All California Employers Should Be Aware Of (Podcast)
California Employment News: Brief Overview of Leave Laws All California Employers Should Be Aware Of
The Evolution of Employee Sick Days in a Post-COVID-19 Workplace With Parks and Rec — Hiring to Firing Podcast
California Employment News: SB616 – Changes to Paid Sick Leave Law for 2024
(Podcast) California Employment News: SB616 – Changes to Paid Sick Leave Law for 2024
#WorkforceWednesday: EEOC Enforcement Plan, California Expands Paid Sick Leave, and Strikes Across the Country - Employment Law This Week®
Podcast: California Employment News - Expansion of Covid-19 Supplemental Paid Leave
California Employment News: Expansion of Covid-19 Supplemental Paid Leave
Update and Discussion on Practical and Legal Issues - NYS Paid Sick Leave, NYC Employment Law Update, New Whistleblower Law, COVID19
COVID-19 Relief in 2021: What Small Businesses Need to Know
On-Demand Webinar | Navigating Leave and Disability Protection Laws During COVID-19: A Practical Guide for California Employers
#WorkforceWednesday: 2020 in Review and What's to Come in 2021
On-Demand Webinar | Legislative Updates for Employers to Plan for a Successful (and Compliant) 2021
Slamming the door on 2020 and looking ahead to 2021
Coronavirus in the Workplace - December 1, 2020
Election 2020: The State of the Workplace: Who is Legislating What?
Election 2020: Providing for Employees in the Post COVID-19 Workplace
Updates to Paid Leave Requirements Under FFCRA
#WorkforceWednesday: Sick Leave in New York, California Law Update, and Oregon’s Workplace Fairness Act Takes Effect
COVID-19 Hospice How-To Series: The Government Yet Again Updates Rules for FFCRA Paid Leave and Provider Relief Fund Reporting
On May 14, 2025, the Missouri Legislature repealed the brand new paid sick leave law (the “Sick Leave Law”) that voters approved last November. Governor Kehoe’s July 10, 2025 signature officially enacts that repeal and begins...more
On July 10, 2025, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed House Bill (HB) 567 into law, effectively repealing Proposition A, the controversial ballot initiative passed by Missouri voters in November 2024 that was repealed by the...more
Governor Newsom recently signed a slew of new bills into law at the close of California’s 2023 legislative session. Of those, there are several employment-related laws that California employers should take note of. We...more
Earlier this week, the California Senate Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement Committee approved SB 616. This bill now moves on for consideration by the Senate appropriations committee. SB 616, sponsored by California...more
On February 9, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB-114 into law to reimplement a version of California’s COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave. This 2022 version of California’s COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick...more
On February 7, 2022, there were two big COVID-19-related news developments in the Golden State: First, Gov. Newsom announced that California’s mask mandates would expire on February 15th. Second, the legislature voted to...more
State laws will have a real and immediate impact on the workplace, regardless of who wins the White House. Issues including minimum wage, family leave and pay equity are traditionally legislated by state and local...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On September 9, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1867, which requires private employers with 500 or more employees nationwide to provide COVID-19-related supplemental paid sick leave to their...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
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Massachusetts Legislature is currently considering expanding the Commonwealth’s earned sick time law to provide paid sick time to employees who need to take time off from work for certain reasons...more
On March 17, 2020, New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced an agreement with the state legislature on a bill guaranteeing unpaid and paid sick leave and job protection for individuals who have been quarantined as a...more
As “Super Sick Monday” approaches, employers will review their sick leave policies and procedures to ensure that operations are not “sacked” by excessive absenteeism the day after the Super Bowl, and that an enforcement...more
In advance of their first official meeting of 2020, members of Philadelphia City Council outlined their legislative priorities, and several say they intend to introduce legislation to increase protections for employees....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: During his 2020 State of the State remarks, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a statewide paid sick leave (“PSL”) proposal as part of his agenda in support of New York employees. If successful, New York would...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers in Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio expected the Texas Legislature to overturn their cities’ recent foray into city-specific paid sick leave laws. However, the Texas Legislature recently...more
The Texas legislative session has come to a close, and the much expected law banning cities from implementing sick leave ordinances and similar employment laws failed to make it to the Governor’s desk. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Despite gubernatorial support, passing through the state Senate, and being reported favorably out of Committee in the House, multiple bills that likely would have preempted local sick leave ordinances in...more
At the beginning of the Texas Legislature session this year, it seemed like a slam dunk that conservative lawmakers would stop Austin and other cities in their tracks in their efforts to pass employment laws like mandatory...more
In part one of this series, we reported on several legislative developments in Minnesota that could impact employers. Now the Minnesota Legislature has proposed more bills affecting the workplace....more
There seems to be growing momentum in Washington, D.C. to establish a national paid leave program, but – as with most things in the nation’s capital – there seem to be differing views on how to accomplish this stated goal of...more
February 22 was the last day to introduce new legislative proposals for the 2019 California legislative year. A whopping 2,576 bill were introduced before the deadline, making for an extremely busy legislative year ahead....more
Nearly all states legislatures are now in session, and the surge of new bills indicates lawmakers are not holding back. Over 1,000 state-level labor and employment-related bills have already been introduced since January 1,...more
While the partial federal government shutdown has kept Congress at an impasse, it should be business as usual at the state and local levels in January. At least 46 states and the District of Columbia will be in session by the...more
It’s hard to keep up with the news these days. It sometimes feels like you can’t step away from your phone, computer, or TV for more than an hour or so without a barrage of new information hitting the headlines—and you’re...more
The November mid-term elections resulted in some significant power shifts at the state level. Six states (Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Nevada, New Mexico, and New York) that had been politically divided now enjoy a Democratic...more