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
DOL’s Expanded Overtime Salary Limits, EEOC’s Sexual Harassment Guidance, NY’s Mandatory Paid Prenatal Leave - Employment Law This Week®
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
California Employment News: Navigating the SF Military Leave Pay Protection Act
#WorkforceWednesday: NLRB Issues Memo on Severance Agreement Restrictions, Illinois Rolls Out Paid Leave for Any Reason, NJ Prepares for Temporary Workers' Bill of Rights - Employment Law This Week
Navigating the Back-to-Work Transition for New Parents with Lori Mihalich-Levin, CEO of Mindful Return: On Record PR
Podcast: California Employment News - Expansion of Covid-19 Supplemental Paid Leave
California Employment News: Expansion of Covid-19 Supplemental Paid Leave
Employment Law Now VI-116-Top 10 Employment Issues To Consider For The Summer Kick-Off
Updates to New York Quarantine Rules and Their Impact on COVID-19 Paid Leave - Complimentary Webinar
Update and Discussion on Practical and Legal Issues - NYS Paid Sick Leave, NYC Employment Law Update, New Whistleblower Law, COVID19
Labor & Employment Symposium - Topics: Remote Work; Handling Leaves of Absence; Vaccination Incentives Under Wellness Programs
Inside DC Podcast: FY2022 Budget Recap and the DC Council’s Fall Agenda
#WorkforceWednesday: CDC Guidance Fallout and Employment Legislation in Congress - Employment Law This Week®
COVID-19 Vaccine News - Employment Law This Week® - #WorkforceWednesday
Employment Law Now V-94- A Hodge Podge of Significant New Employment Law Developments
#WorkforceWednesday: The American Rescue Plan, OSHA’s New COVID-19 Directive, and NY Mandates COVID-19 Vaccine PTO - Employment Law This Week®
On May 25, 2023, Gov. Tim Walz signed new legislation establishing Minnesota’s state-run family and medical leave program (the “Paid Leave Program”), and guaranteeing almost all Minnesota employees the right to paid family...more
On February 16, 2024, California Assembly Member Pilar Schiavo (D-40) introduced legislation (Assembly Bill (AB) 3106) that would require the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board to adopt a standard that...more
Minnesota Enacts Paid Family and Medical Leave Legislation The 2023 Minnesota legislative session was a busy one. From the elimination of non-competes, to changes to the Minnesota Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace Act, to...more
2024 brings crucial updates for California employers navigating the intricacies of workplace policies. In this alert, the Allen Matkins Labor & Employment Practice share key updates employers should make note of including:...more
On November 9, 2023, the Chicago City Council passed the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (the Ordinance), which takes effect on December 31, 2023. The Ordinance will replace Chicago’s current Paid...more
On March 13, 2023, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (PLAWA) into law, guaranteeing all workers in the state of Illinois 40 hours of paid time off each year for any reason. The law goes...more
Paid leave for any reason is coming to Illinois. On March 13, 2023, Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (Paid Leave Act), which requires employers to provide up to 40 hours of paid leave to nearly all...more
As the calendar turns to 2023, employers in several states are currently navigating or preparing to navigate laws mandating the provision of paid family and medical leave (“PFML”), i.e., partially paid, job-protected leave,...more
With the arrival of the new year comes the effective date of many new leave laws (and expansion of existing leave laws) across the United States. Below we summarize family and sick leave laws that will take effect across...more
This year has yet again been busy for the California Legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom, as they enacted several significant changes to hiring and workforce management, wage and hour, COVID-19, and other employment laws....more
2022 was again a busy year for the California Legislature's enactment of new laws affecting California employers in 2023. Below you will find our annual Employment Law Update. CALIFORNIA EXPANDS EMPLOYER PAY SCALE DISCLOSURE...more
With the relaxation of some governmental COVID-19 measures, it may appear that employers need no longer be concerned with any of the requirements imposed in the last two years. On the contrary, the California Legislature has...more
The October 2022 edition of the Essentials marks the end of California’s legislative session. As a helpful summary, we have outlined key provisions of many of the new California employment laws for 2023: MOST SIGNIFICANT,...more
U.S. Department of Labor Publishes Proposed Rule on Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act - On October 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule updating the...more
As the 2022 legislative year came to a close on September 30, 2022, several significant employment law bills were signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. This alert provides a recap of the most notable of these laws that...more
China has been among the strictest countries when it comes to policies aiming to curb the spread of COVID-19. While most countries ditched lockdowns and relaxed quarantine rules after vaccinations became readily available,...more
*Disclaimer: Given the speed at which new laws, regulations, and policies have been implemented to control the COVID-19 pandemic, it is possible that the responses below will be impacted.* Has vaccination been made mandatory...more
On February 9, 2022, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 84 (AB), which provides COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave (SPSL) for covered employees who are unable to work or telework due to COVID-19 related...more
On January 25, 2022 Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he reached a deal with legislative leaders to reinstate Supplemental Paid Sick Leave benefits for COVID-19 related absences (“SPSL”). A previous version of the law...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 25, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the legislature would reenact California’s COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave law (again).The announcement was followed in short order by draft...more
In late January, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he and the legislature had reached an agreement on a framework to revive COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave (SPSL), which expired in September 2021....more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are both in session this week. Their to-do list includes continuing their work on FY22 appropriations, the reconciliation bill, election reform,...more
Year two of the COVID-19 pandemic brought many new legislative changes for New York employers, altering the landscape around workplace safety, employee pay, leave benefits, protected classes and activity, and privacy. Now...more
Early Friday morning, the U.S. House of Representatives approved President Biden’s sweeping social and climate spending proposal known as the Build Back Better Framework. Key provisions in the approximately $2 trillion bill...more
Both California Supplemental Paid Sick Leave and Federal Paid Sick Leave entitlements are set to expire on September 30, 2021. An employee who begins their leave prior to that date can complete their leave even if it runs...more