Paid Family and Medical Leave Update
Have you heard? Oregon and Connecticut are the most recent states to pass legislation for new Paid Family and Medical Leave programs. California, home of the country’s first Paid Family […]
Muddied Waters: Choosing Between PTO and FMLA is No Longer a Gray Area
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 [...]
A Love-Hate Relationship with Paid Family Leave
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.
Does Paid Family Leave have you Scratching your Head?
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, […]
Illinois Child Bereavement Leave: Effective July 29th, 2016
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 […]
Colorado Pregnancy Accommodations for Employees, effective August 10th, 2016
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 [...]
Amendment to California’s Paid Sick Leave Law
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 […]
North Dakota Pregnancy Accommodation: Effective – 8/1/2015
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, [...]
Rhode Island Pregnancy Accomodations Effective Immediately
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 [...]
FMLA’s Expanded Definition of Spouse on Hold
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 […]
