Seyfarth Synopsis: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or the “Act”) went into effect on April 1, 2020. That same day, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued several dozen regulations further describing the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: New York’s general paid sick leave (“PSL”) mandate, expanding beyond the statewide COVID-19 Emergency Leave Law, is scheduled to go into effect on September 30, 2020. While employers need not permit the use...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Last month, Colorado enacted a ground-breaking paid sick leave (“PSL”) mandate containing three distinct types of PSL. More recently...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or the “Act”) went into effect on April 1, 2020. That same day, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) finalized “temporary” regulations, which went into effect...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 11, 2020, Colorado became the first state to mandate COVID-19 related paid sick leave. The paid sick leave (“PSL”) bug continued to buzz through the state legislature...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
Seyfarth Synopsis: Last Friday, the Supreme Court of Texas issued a one-line decision, without explanation, denying the City of Austin’s petition for review of an appellate decision temporarily enjoining the Austin paid sick...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: New York’s paid sick leave law, applicable to employers of all sizes, goes into effect on September 30, 2020, permitting employees to use sick leave beginning January 1, 2021.
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4/6/2020
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Essential Functions ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Healthcare ,
New York ,
NYDFS ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Paid Leave ,
Quarantine ,
Retailers ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government
Seyfarth Synopsis: Expanding beyond COVID-19, New York State has enacted statewide paid sick leave. The bill mandates sick leave for employers of all sizes, and goes into effect 180 days after enactment. This bill was...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: As reported through our “Paid Leave and Coronavirus” series, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or the “Act”) went into effect on April 1, 2020. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 30, 2020, just two days before Dallas’ paid sick leave ordinance was scheduled to begin full enforcement, a federal court in Texas granted a preliminary injunction prohibiting enforcement of the...more
3/31/2020
/ Accrual Requirements ,
Dallas ,
Earned Sick Time ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Local Ordinance ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Parental Leave ,
Safe Leave ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or the “Act”) goes into effect tomorrow April 1, 2020. As covered employers prepare for the Act’s paid sick time (“PST”) and paid family medical leave...more
3/31/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
EFMLA ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
EPSLA ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Inspections ,
New Legislation ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
Tax Credits ,
Trump Administration
Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 25, Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey signed into law expansive leave protections, mainly triggered by the declaration of a state of emergency, under the Earned Sick Time, Family Leave, Family...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or the “Act”) continues to evolve as we march closer to the Act’s April 1, 2020 effective date. Most recently, the Senate passed H.R. 748, its...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Last April, the Dallas City Council passed an ordinance requiring employers to provide employees who work within the City of Dallas with 48 or 64 hours of paid sick leave per year, depending on size. ...more
3/25/2020
/ Accrual Requirements ,
Dallas ,
Earned Sick Time ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Local Ordinance ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Parental Leave ,
Safe Leave ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
Wage and Hour
The Senate just approved H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, including the "technical corrections" passed March 16 in the House. The legislation will soon go to the President for signature. We summarized...more
3/23/2020
Seyfarth Synopsis: Governor Cuomo has announced agreement on a law requiring New York employers to provide sick leave to eligible employees, as well as various forms of paid and unpaid leave for employees affected by...more
This morning Speaker Nancy Pelosi circulated legislation for introduction, entitled the “Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act” (the “Pelosi bill”) (which is over 1,100 pages long), apparently to position the U.S....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Governor Cuomo has signed the bill requiring New York employers to provide leave for certain employees affected by COVID-19. But the portion of the bill providing for statewide paid sick leave has been...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: As reported in Part II of our “Paid Leave and Coronavirus” series, the U. S. House of Representatives (the “House”) passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“HR 6201” or the “Bill”) in the early...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: As the country continues to adjust to new realities created by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus disease, also known as COVID-19, the U. S. House of Representatives passed the Families First Coronavirus Response...more
3/17/2020
/ China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Public Health ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 11, 2020, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) published the “Colorado Health Emergency Leave with Pay” Rules (HELP Rules) to aid in combatting the 2019 Novel Coronavirus disease,...more
3/16/2020
/ China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Public Health ,
Sick Pay ,
State and Local Government ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: On the heels of becoming the first state to mandate severance for workers laid off as part of a mass layoff, New Jersey just may become the second state to pass a statewide predictable scheduling law if a...more
2/10/2020
/ Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Covered Employees ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Workweek ,
Labor Regulations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Notice Requirements ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
Seyfarth Synopsis: The New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law (“ESLL”) Proposed Rules were first published in September 2018. Seemingly on bedrest until earlier this month, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce...more
1/27/2020
/ Carryover Basis ,
Earned Sick Time ,
Eligibility Determination ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Final Rules ,
Labor Regulations ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
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
1/13/2020
/ Earned Sick Time ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Local Ordinance ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Preemption ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
State of the State ,
Wage and Hour