FMLA Updates

By Angie Brown, Business Development Manager & Absence Specialist October 10th, 2019 Effective November 18, 2019 a new law will go in to effect in the state of New York […]

By Sarah Brydon, Absence Solution Manager July 17th, 2019 Have you heard? Oregon and Connecticut are the most recent states to pass legislation for new Paid Family and Medical Leave […]

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.

By Angie Brown, Absence Practice Leader August 24th, 2017 Our nation continues to see a trend in enacting legislation at the state level to support families who need to care […]

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 [...]

Previously, only employees of the Wisconsin state government were entitled to job-protected leave for bone marrow or organ donations. Starting July 1st, 2016 Wisconsin employers will be required [...]

When FMLA Military leave was introduced in 2008, employees in Connecticut were only entitled to this leave if they were eligible for Federal FMLA.  Although Connecticut had lesser eligibility [...]

Back in January, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing announced changes to the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) regulations which will impact the California Pregnancy [...]