Updated Leave Laws Employers Need to be Aware of for 2025
(Podcast) California Employment News: SB848 – Protected Leave for Reproductive Loss
California Employment News: SB848 – Protected Leave for Reproductive Loss
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The Friday and Monday Leave Act or the Family and Medical Leave Act: FMLA, Part 1
Webinar | Understanding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
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Employment Law Now: IV-51 - A New 2020 Vision
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I-13 – Policies, Policies, Policies, and Microchips Embedded in Employees
Negotiating the Maze of Overlapping Leave Laws
“You Want More Time Off?” – Dealing with Employees’ Medical Leave Requests Under the FMLA and ADA
On August 15, 2025, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law the Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Act (NICLA). NICLA will require employers with 16 or more employees to provide certain amounts of unpaid leave (depending...more
Beginning June 1, 2026, Illinois employers with at least 16 or more employees will be required to provide unpaid parental leave to employees with a child who is a patient in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Illinois Governor...more
As kids head back to school and do their best to avoid detention, employers can stay out of trouble by knowing whether their state mandates “school activity” leave for employees....more
On May 19, 2025, Montana passed HB 667 amending Montana’s law requiring leave for employees holding public office. HB 667 became effective upon passage and applies retroactively to January 1, 2025....more
Beginning on January 1, 2026, New Hampshire employers with at least 20 employees are required by law to provide employees with up to 25 hours of unpaid leave to attend postpartum and pediatric healthcare visits after the...more
Effective Jan. 1, 2026, Granite State employers with at least 20 employees must provide employees with up to 25 hours of unpaid leave to attend medical appointments associated with childbirth, postpartum care, and their...more
Effective July 1, 2025, Indiana generally requires all employers provide unpaid leave for employees to attend school conferences and meetings for their children. Employers are prohibited from taking adverse action against an...more
Effective January 1, 2026, Washington SB 5101 will require employers to provide leave and safety accommodations to employees who are victims of a hate crime or have a family member who is a victim of a hate crime....more
In this special end of year publication, we take a look back at another tumultuous year in Australian employment law following significant changes. Almost every area of Australian employment law has over the past two years...more
A number of employment law reforms and requirements are hitting Australian operations over the next several months. Laws governing wage theft, the right to disconnect, shut-down notices, privacy, sexual harassment, and...more
The New York Labor Law has been amended to clarify that workers may not be punished or disciplined for taking legally protected absences. Under Section 215 of the Labor Law, employers are prohibited from retaliating against...more
Even though it happens every four-years, it still tends to dominate the media, culture, and watercooler. We are, of course, talking about the presidential election. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, but citizens have...more
On September 28, 2020, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law a bill (Intro. 2032-A (Cohen)) amending the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) to align it with the New York State Sick Leave Law...more
As New Jersey schools announce their re-opening plans, employers in the state are trying to understand their obligations under different federal and state leave laws. As we have seen, some schools plan to remain open several...more