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States take lead on paid family leave laws

05/31/2018

With the legislative agenda bogged down on Capitol Hill, look for states to step up efforts to enact laws that mandate some form of paid family leave. Some recent initiatives have resulted in signed legislation, while others have fallen short.

California legislature considers a dozen new employment laws

05/30/2018

Like a pride of lions flashing teeth and fangs, the California legislature is on the hunt in 2018. As has become an annual spring ritual, Sacramento politicians have once again proposed a progressive labor agenda.

Minneapolis gears up to enforce Safe and Sick Time Ordinance

05/16/2018

Since Minneapolis’s Safe and Sick Time Ordinance took effect last July, the city has been working with employers to help them comply with the law. For almost a year, the city has levied no fines. That will all end on July 1.

New way to collect paid family leave contributions in N.Y.

05/09/2018

The New York Workers Compensation Board has changed its interpretation of regulations governing collection of employee contributions to the state’s paid family leave fund.

3 questions about pregnancy leave in California

04/30/2018

What are California’s rules on pregnancy leave? … How should we handle pay while someone is out on pregnancy disability leave? … How to count pregnancy disability leave?

Study: Paid family leave plan could compromise Social Security

04/24/2018

A Republican-backed plan that would let employees borrow against future Social Security benefits to pay for family leave could wind up reducing their monthly retirement benefits by an average of 3%—and 10% for those with large families.

Paid sick leave legislation could pass in New Jersey

04/03/2018

New Jersey appears to be on the brink of becoming the 10th state to enact a mandatory paid sick leave law.

4 questions about Austin’s new sick leave law

03/28/2018

Answers to four reader questions about the new law.

Regardless of prior leave, prepare to offer more time off as a reasonable accommodation

02/21/2018

Under the disability discrimination provisions of California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act, employers are required to offer extended leave as a reasonable accommodation for disabled employees—as long as the employee provides an estimated return date.

NYC employers: Leave policies must cover ‘personal events’

02/07/2018

The New York City Council has amended the city’s Fair Workweek Law to allow employees to make temporary changes to their work schedules for “personal events.”