Leave

FMLA covers some school-related absences

08/15/2019

For years, employers have been told the FMLA doesn’t cover leave that employees take for their children’s school-related meetings and visits. But an eye-opening new U.S. Department of Labor opinion letter adds an important new exception to that rule.

Summer’s almost gone! Let’s take some time off

08/13/2019

Labor Day is right around the corner. Have you been stuck at work all summer? Don’t be like Mississippi. Make like Ohio and get the heck outta here. Go on vacation!

Q&A: Paid leave laws in Dallas, San Antonio go into effect

08/01/2019

Employers with more than five employees in Dallas or San Antonio should make sure their leave policies comply with the new requirements. Here are some answers to frequently asked questions about the ordinances.

New California state law extends paid leave to eight weeks

07/30/2019

Effective July 1, 2020, workers who receive paid family leave benefits under the California State Disability Insurance Program will be able to receive eight weeks of paid leave instead of the current six weeks.

Snapshot: Most employers provide full pay during parental leave

07/30/2019

More than half of U.S. employers offer paid parental leave—and more than three-fourths do so with full pay.

New York enacts more generous paid voting leave rules

07/19/2019

The law virtually guarantees that all employees who request time off for voting must be granted sufficient paid time off to enable them to vote, up to a maximum of three hours.

Summer brings new employment laws

07/03/2019

It’s summer and that means long breaks for state and local legislatures. Before going on vacation, however, many of those legislatures pushed through new laws that go into effect during the dog days of summer. Here are a few.

U.S. again ranks dead last in mandatory paid vacation

06/11/2019

The United States continues to be the only nation with an advanced economy that does not guarantee its workers any paid vacation time or holidays.

Settlement: Dads have paid leave rights, too

06/04/2019

Banking giant JPMorgan Chase must pay $5 million to settle claims it discriminated against men who wanted to take time off after their children were born, but were granted less generous leave benefits than new moms received.

DOL opinion letter on FMLA timing muddies the waters

05/06/2019

Employers must run FMLA leave concurrently with any paid leave an employee takes for an FMLA-qualifying condition, according to a new opinion letter from the U.S. Department of Labor.