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If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 126: California Expands Paid Sick Leave Protections For 2025

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Governor Newsom recently signed new laws – SB 1105 and AB 2499 – which extend and clarify employees’ available reasons for use of California paid sick leave (PSL)....more

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CA Legislative Update: Bills That Made the Final Cut For 2024

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With the Governor’s September 30 deadline to sign bills behind us, we review the employment bills that made the cut to become laws, as well as those that didn’t survive the season. The most notable new laws read...more

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New and Improved California Leave Provisions for 2025

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Out with the old and in with the new. Governor Newsom recently signed new laws which extend and clarify employees’ available reasons for use of California paid sick leave. There are expanded unpaid leave protections for...more

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If Pain, Yes Gain — Part 125: Michigan DOL Publishes Updated Paid Sick Leave Materials as Amended Law’s February 2025 Effective...

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Effective February 21, 2025, Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act (“ESTA”) will replace the Paid Medical Leave Act (“PMLA”). As detailed in our prior update, the ESTA is a significantly more pro-employee mandate than the current...more

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Maryland Employers: Six Must-Know Employment Law Changes

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The Maryland legislature recently passed several laws that affect pay transparency, family and medical leave, the scope of the State’s antidiscrimination laws, workplace safety, and noncompete agreements. As many of these new...more

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New Illinois Employment Laws Arrive En Masse

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Employers with Illinois workers should be aware of several new employment laws and amendments to existing laws that were enacted during the state’s 2024 legislative session. Below are summaries of the new requirements,...more

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If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 124 : Massachusetts Expands Covered Sick Time Reasons to Include Reproductive Loss Events

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Effective November 21, 2024, Massachusetts employers must allow employees to use Massachusetts Earned Sick Time to address the employee’s or the employee’s spouse’s physical or mental health needs related to pregnancy loss or...more

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California Eliminates Employers’ Ability to Require Employees to Use Vacation Before They Receive State Paid Family Leave Benefits

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On September 29, 2024, California’s governor signed into law AB 2123.  Beginning on January 1, 2025, AB 2123 will eliminate employers’ ability to require employees to use up to two weeks of company-provided...more

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New Maryland Employment Laws Set to Take Effect on October 1: Is Your Business Prepared?

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Maryland’s General Assembly passed several employment laws that are scheduled to take effect on October 1, 2024. Areas of change include paid family leave, posting salary ranges and pay rate notifications, and an expansion of...more

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Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act Doesn’t Require Employers to Allow Benefits Accrual

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In one of the first decisions interpreting the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA), the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) held that the PFMLA does not require an employer to allow employees to accrue benefits,...more

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SJC Rules that Employees Do Not Accrue Benefits During Massachusetts Paid Family & Medical Leave

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In its September 13, 2024 decision in Bodge et al. v. Commonwealth et al., SJC-13567 (2024), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) ruled that an employer’s policy of denying the accrual of certain benefits to...more

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New Illinois Employment Laws (Likely) Coming Soon! (UPDATED)

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The Illinois Legislature has been busy this 2024 session, passing more than 10 new employment laws or amendments to existing employment laws in May 2024, only one of which in any manner affirmatively helps employers. We will...more

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UK: The King’s Speech and What it Means for Employment Law

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On July 17, 2024, King Charles delivered the King's Speech, which sets the Government’s legislative agenda for the next Parliamentary Session. In this, the new Labour Government announced an ambitious agenda with some 40...more

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Michigan’s Supreme Court Has Spoken: Expanded Paid Sick Leave, Increased Minimum Wage and Phased Out Tip Credits

The Michigan Supreme Court has written the latest, and perhaps last, chapter of an ongoing saga affecting most Michigan employers. In Mothering Justice v. Attorney General, the Michigan Supreme Court fully restored sweeping...more

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Changes Coming in 2025 to Michigan Minimum Wage, Tip Credit, and Earned Sick Time

The Michigan Supreme Court has written the latest, and perhaps last, chapter of an ongoing saga affecting most Michigan employers. In Mothering Justice v. Attorney General, the Michigan Supreme Court fully restored sweeping...more

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Michigan Supreme Court Voids Existing Minimum (Cash) Wage and Paid Sick Leave Laws and Revives Old Laws

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On July 31, 2024, the Michigan Supreme Court, in a 4-to-3 decision, found unconstitutional legislative amendments that significantly revised minimum wage, tip, and paid sick leave standards....more

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FMLA Doesn’t Allow an Employee to Nap on the Job – Does It?!

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) – a federal law that provides 12 weeks of unpaid leave to employees for their own serious health condition or a family member’s serious health condition – can present tricky situations...more

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It’s Back…Michigan Supreme Court Strikes Down “Adopt-and-Amend”

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The Michigan Supreme Court has just issued a decision that eliminates the tip credit, raises the minimum wage, and expands paid leave. The decision rescinds the 2018 “Adopt-and-Amend” action by the Legislature and reinstates...more

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2024 Education Legislation Summary - 2024 Session

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In its 2024 regular and special sessions, the General Assembly made a number of changes to the statutes that affect public education in Connecticut. This summary provides a brief overview of some of the more significant...more

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Summer 2024 Employment and Benefits Updates

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The rate of change in the employment and benefits area seems to be accelerating. This alert addresses some of the changes that have been of most concern to our clients. Observations on Long-Time Part-Time Employee...more

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The Global Guide Quarterly (Quarter 2, 2024)

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A new General Labor Law (NGLL) was enacted by Law No. 12/23, of 27 December 2023, which came into force on March 26, 2024.The NGLL repealed the former General Labor Law (approved by Law No. 7/15, of June 15, 2015),...more

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Three PTO Policy Tips to Give Employers a Breezier Summer

We’re already halfway through the summer, and employees who haven’t done so are closing their laptops and heading to the shore to soak up some well-deserved vacation sun. Paid Time Off can be a fantastic tool for employee...more

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Minnesota Legislature Enacts Pay Transparency Law and Updates Paid Sick Leave and Other Employment Laws

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Minnesota employers should be aware of several new employment laws that were included in the Omnibus Labor and Industry Policy bill and Omnibus Tax bill that were signed into law at the end of May, just before the close of...more

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Significant UK Labor Law Reforms on the Horizon: What the Labour Party’s General Election Victory Means for Employers in the UK

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Following the Labour Party’s victory in the General Election on 4 July 2024, it is now expected that they will keep their promise of tabling some significant legislative changes to the UK’s labor law within their first 100...more

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Legal Update: Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Law Gets Major Overhaul: Who's Covered, What Qualifies, and More

On May 21, 2024, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed legislation expanding Connecticut’s Paid Sick Leave law beginning January 1, 2025. The new legislation expands the scope of employers covered by the law, increases the...more

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