The United States Senate today passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and sent it to President Trump’s desk. The President is expected to sign the bill into law this week.
Continue Reading Senate Passes Coronavirus Response Bill, Sends to President
As the national response to COVID-19 intensifies, states and localities across the country have announced school closures. Employers should review their state and local laws to determine whether such closings may trigger an employee’s right to take job-protected, or paid leave.
Continue Reading Emergency School Closures and Paid Sick Leave – What Employers Need to Know
In a statement issued last week, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, along with state house and senate leadership, announced that lawmakers had agreed to implement a three-month delay to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave law.
Continue Reading Lawmakers Announce Three-Month Delay for Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law
Paid Family and Medical Leave, or PFML, is fast approaching and Massachusetts employers need to begin preparing for the upcoming July 1, 2019 effective date. Not only do employers need to understand their obligations, but there are affirmative actions they must take now – which is well in advance of the January 1, 2021 commencement of the benefits taking effect.
Continue Reading What Employers Need to Know and Do as the New Massachusetts Paid Family And Medical Leave Law July 1 Effective Date Approaches
Several new and expanded paid family leave programs signed into law this month present employers with administrative challenges and concerns about business productivity.
Continue Reading Employers Face New and Expanded Paid Family Leave Programs
Earlier this month, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved six weeks of fully-paid leave for new parents, the first city-wide legislation of its kind in the nation. Parents are entitled to the benefit if they have been employed by the employer for at least 180 days, work at least eight hours per week within the city or county of San Francisco, spend at least 40% of their hours per week working within the city or county of San Francisco, and are eligible to receive paid family leave from the State of California under the California Paid Family Leave law for the purpose of bonding with a new child. The new law requires that employers make up the difference between the benefit provided by the California Paid Family Leave law and 100% of the employee’s normal gross weekly wage.
Continue Reading San Francisco Enacts Fully Paid Sick Leave For Parents, California Comes Closer