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Chicago Employers Must Now Provide Sick Leave and PTO to Employees - Update

The City of Chicago recently enacted a new Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave ordinance. Though initially slated to go into effect December 31, 2023, on December 13, 2023, the Chicago City Council voted to amend the...more

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Chicago Employers Take Note: Draft Rules for Chicago’s Expansive Paid Leave and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Published

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In mid-November, the City of Chicago passed the broadest, most expansive leave law in the country. As previously highlighted by Benesch, the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (the “Ordinance”) allows...more

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Local and State Employment Law Update: Workplace Rights and Paid Leave

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Many states are updating their laws surrounding workplace rights and paid leave. This blog touches on some of the most recent and crucial updates made to local laws involving paid leave and worker rights....more

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The Top 17 Workplace Law Stories from May 2022

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Washington Alert! Unmasking Some New COVID-19 Job Protections for Washington Workers

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With all the focus on the imminent changes to mask mandates and renewed return to work planning efforts underway, one important new obligation in Washington State may have slipped past many employers’ radars. While announcing...more

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Nevada Legislative Update: New Laws Employers Need to Know

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The 81st session of the Nevada legislature concluded on June 1, 2021. There are several new laws that have immediate impact for Nevada employers. This article highlights some of the more important changes....more

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New York State Releases First Guidance on New Paid Sick Leave Law

As we previously reported, New York State’s Paid Sick Leave law (“NYSPSL”) went into effect on September 30, 2020. While employees are not permitted to take sick leave under NYSPSL until January 1, 2021, many questions...more

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Newly Updated Workplace FAQs For Healthcare Providers And 8-Point COVID-19 Action Plan

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The healthcare industry is truly on the front lines of the nation’s and the world’s response to COVID-19. As a result, healthcare providers, their employees, and affiliates are likely already well-versed on the virus and how...more

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Working Wise: 2019 Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 Department of Labor Opinion Letter Updates

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The U.S. Department of Labor released three opinion letters in 2019 regarding the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). In this episode, Leann Walsh, Melanie Stratton Lopez, and Avery Miller summarize the opinion...more

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U.S. District Court Rules in Favor of Airline Flight Crew Employees on Paid Sick Leave Challenge

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On October 11, 2019, a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled that Washington state’s paid sick leave law does not violate the Constitution or federal preemption law, thereby...more

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Dallas, Texas, Jumps on the Paid Sick Time Train

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On April 24, 2019, Dallas became the latest and third Texas city to pass an Ordinance (“Law”) requiring private employers to provide paid sick leave to their employees. The Law is scheduled to take effect on August 1, 2019,...more

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Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave Act: What Employers Need to Know to Be in Compliance

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Washington employers are likely aware of Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave Act ("PFMLA") and the recently passed amendments, but they may have some lingering questions. This post seeks to answer those questions to ensure...more

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Maine Enacts First-of-Its-Kind Paid Leave Law

On May 28, 2019, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed “An Act Authorizing Earned Employee Leave” (“Law”), which requires private employers to provide paid leave to their employees.  Scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2021,...more

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It’s OK to Be Different- NLRB Rules That Union Represented Employees Are Not Entitled to Midterm Bargaining Over Same Paid Holiday...

Does an employer automatically engage in unlawful discrimination when it grants an improved benefit to its non-union employees but withholds the improvement from its union employees who are covered by a collective bargaining...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Maine Becomes First State to Require Paid Leave for Any Reason

Maine’s Governor Janet Mills has signed into law an Act Authorizing Earned Employee Leave (the “Act”), which will require covered employers to provide employees with up to 40 hours of paid personal leave per calendar year....more

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New Zealand: Critical Employment Law Changes

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New Zealand employers should be aware that there are several significant legislative changes to the Employment Relations Act 2000 (the Act) taking effect this spring. This article briefly reviews key amendments that recently...more

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New York’s Westchester County Enacts Earned Sick Leave Law

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Westchester County, New York, just became the latest jurisdiction to enact an Earned Sick Leave Law (“Law”). Similar in many respects to New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Law (although Westchester’s version does not...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

“Bill Bites” – More New Labor and Employment Laws in California

In addition to the #MeToo inspired legislation, which we covered in a recent blog post, Governor Brown signed several other pieces of legislation amending existing laws and imposing new requirements regarding employment. Here...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Wage and Hour Considerations During Weather-Related Emergencies

As Hurricane Florence makes landfall in the Carolinas, it’s the right time to revisit employer rights and responsibilities during a weather-related emergency or other major disruption. Here are some typical scenarios that...more

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New Jersey’s New Paid Sick Leave Law: What Employers Need to Know

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New Jersey has now become the tenth state to enact a statewide mandatory paid sick leave law. The New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act was signed into law today by Governor Phil Murphy and will go into effect on October 29, 2018....more

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Jersey City, New Jersey Expands Paid Sick Leave

The Jersey City Council voted to expand the scope of the City’s existing sick leave ordinance on October 29, 2015. Under the Ordinance as amended, employers with less than 10 employees now will be required to provide...more

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