Home Daily News District attorney ‘paid little attention… Ethics District attorney ‘paid little attention to the five-alarm fire’ in high-profile case and should be disbarred, panel says By Debra Cassens Weiss September... Read more »
Maine employers may be preparing to comply with Maine’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program as required payroll contributions to the PFML Insurance Fund are set to begin on January 1,... Read more »
New Oregon law will change the administration of employee leaves for baby bonding and for a serious health condition. Since 2005, Oregon’s Family Leave Act (OFLA) has provided employees protected absences from... Read more »
The first quarter of 2024 has brought multiple updates to the State of Washington’s and the City of Seattle’s respective paid sick leave laws, addressing concerns for commercial construction workers, app-based gig... Read more »
by Jennifer Shaw and Melissa Whitehead | | April 2, 2024 Last week, the California Supreme Court published a much-anticipated opinion related to when an employer’s control over an employee’s activities constitutes... Read more »
by Jennifer Shaw and Melissa Whitehead | | March 18, 2024 One of the most common questions employers ask us about California’s paid sick leave law is how it applies to part-time... Read more »
Massachusetts Updates Paid Family and Medical Leave Poster, Notice, Contribution and Benefit Amounts
The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave has released an updated version of its workplace poster for 2024 reflecting the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) contribution and benefit increases... Read more »
Joseph Lynett discusses both the anticipated adoption of prenatal leave laws by other states after New York and concerns regarding the complexity of administering technical leave laws at federal, state, and municipal... Read more »
The City of Pittsburgh’s Office of Equal Protection (OEP) has announced that it will begin strict enforcement and compliance checks for local businesses to ensure they are complying with their obligations under the Pittsburgh... Read more »
The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has released the 2024 Voluntary Plan Employee Contribution and Benefit Rate. Employers with employees located in California are generally required to withhold and send state disability... Read more »