The Maine Department of Labor published proposed rules for Maine’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Program on May 20, 2024, providing initial clarification for employers regarding covered employees, contribution...more
After several years of evolving guidance, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) has announced that starting November 1, 2023, employees who apply for paid family and medical leave (PFML) benefits...more
On June 7, 2023, Governor Tina Kotek signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 999, a measure that will more closely align certain provisions of Paid Leave Oregon with the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA)....more
Starting in 2025, Maryland workers may have an easier time making ends meet when they take otherwise unpaid leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Thanks to Maryland’s newly enacted Time to Care Act of...more
Earlier this month, Maryland joined nine other states and the District of Columbia in establishing a right to paid family and medical leave for employees in the state. Senate Bill 275, or the Time to Care Act of 2022,...more
On Saturday, April 9, the Maryland General Assembly closed its legislative session by passing the Time to Care Act of 2022, overriding Governor Hogan’s earlier veto of Senate Bill 275. As such, Maryland has now joined just...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Illinois Employee Sick Leave Act (“ESLA”), which went into effect on January 1, 2017, requires employers that provide employees with “personal sick leave benefits” must allow the use of such benefits...more