FMLA Updates

If you haven’t yet heard, the DOL has issued an opinion letter relating to the designation of FMLA leave. The opinion letter provides that “an employer is prohibited from delaying the [...]

No two state-mandated programs are the same. More states are likely to pass new programs in the next couple years, and surely each one of those will have unique challenges as well.

Our nation continues to see a trend in enacting legislation at the state level to support families who need to care for a family member, bond with their newborn children, […]

On July 29th, Governor Bruce Rauner’s signed the Illinois Child Bereavement Leave Act which came into effect immediately. The act will provide up to two weeks (10 working days) of […]

On June 1st, 2016, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed bill 16-1438 enacting a number of amendments to the Colorado anti-discrimination law.  Colorado now offers protections to pregnant [...]

The California Paid sick leave law, AB 1522 came into effect on July 1st. Proposed amendments to the leave law were only passed by the senate on July 13th, and […]

Effective from August 1st, 2015 all employers in the state of North Dakota will be required to provide all female employees with reasonable accommodations for pregnancy or related conditions, [...]

Effective immediately, employers in Rhode Island that have more than four employees must provide female employees with pregnancy accommodations. Employers are obligated to provide a reasonable [...]

As previously reported, the DOL same-sex rule, expanding the definition of spouse, that was meant to take effect this week under the FMLA has been temporarily revoked. A federal judge […]

On July 1st 2015, employees working in California, for 30 or more days in a year, will be eligible to accrue paid sick leave, under the new Paid Sick Leave […]