Tag Archives: caregiver leave

Delaware Becomes Latest State to Institute Paid Family and Medical Leave

By Evandro Gigante, Laura Fant and Morgan Peterson on May 18, 2022 Posted in Leaves of Absences, Workplace Policies and Procedures

On May 10, 2022, Delaware Governor John Carey signed into law a bill that will require private employers with ten or more employees in Delaware to provide up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave beginning in January 2026, one year after payroll tax deductions to fund the program begin on January 1, … Continue Reading

Illinois Passes Family Caregivers Leave Law

By Sunghee Sohn and Steven J. Pearlman on August 26, 2016 Posted in Leaves of Absences, Workplace Policies and Procedures

Effective January 1, 2017, the Illinois Employee Sick Leave Act (the “Act”) will allow employees to use employer-provided personal sick leave benefits to care for an ill or injured family member or attend a medical appointment with a family member. The Act defines an eligible family member—i.e., an individual the employee is taking leave to … Continue Reading

New York State Enacts Paid Family Leave Law

By Katharine Parker and Laura Fant on April 5, 2016 Posted in Leaves of Absences, Workplace Policies and Procedures

In what is being called one of the most comprehensive programs of its kind in the United States, New York State has enacted a paid family leave law that will ultimately require employers to provide eligible employees with up to 12 weeks of paid, job-protected leave per year to care for a new child or … Continue Reading

Pittsburgh’s New Sick Leave Ordinance Challenged in State Court

By Allison Martin and Katharine Parker on September 30, 2015 Posted in Leaves of Absences, Wage and Hour, Workplace Policies and Procedures

In August, the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania passed an ordinance that will require most employers to provide workers with paid or unpaid sick time. Pittsburgh follows the lead of Philadelphia, which approved a similar measure earlier this year. Shortly thereafter, the Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association and a group of Pittsburgh businesses filed a challenge … Continue Reading

Connecticut Takes Next Steps Toward Implementing Paid Family and Medical Leave

By Katharine Parker and Laura Fant on July 15, 2015 Posted in Leaves of Absences, Workplace Policies and Procedures

In a recently enacted budget measure, Connecticut has moved one step closer to implementing statewide paid family and medical leave for employees. However, details about funding and the extent of coverage that any ultimately adopted measures would provide remain to be seen. In Section 413 of a special session bill, Public Act No. 15-5, passed … Continue Reading

Voters in Four Jurisdictions Pass Sick Leave Ballot Initiatives

By Allison Martin and Katharine Parker on November 6, 2014 Posted in Leaves of Absences, Workplace Policies and Procedures

The national sick leave trend continues to gain momentum as voters in Massachusetts, Trenton and Montclair, New Jersey, and Oakland, California approved ballot initiatives requiring employers within each jurisdiction to provide sick leave to their employees. Similar laws already have taken effect in several jurisdictions across the country, including the States of Connecticut and California, … Continue Reading

NYC Sick Leave Law Goes Into Effect April 1

By Katharine Parker on March 21, 2014 Posted in Leaves of Absences, Workplace Policies and Procedures

As of today, NYC employers, with 5 or more employees, must provide job-protected paid sick leave to their employees. Smaller employers must provide job-protected unpaid sick leave. Key aspects of the law include: Leave accrues at the rate of 1 hour for every 30 hours worked for any employee who works at least 80 hours … Continue Reading

Massachusetts and Vermont Paid Sick Time

By Allan Weitzman, Marc A. Mandelman, Mark W. Batten, Katharine Parker and Fredric Leffler on March 10, 2014 Posted in Leaves of Absences, Workplace Policies and Procedures

Bills pending in Massachusetts and Vermont mandating paid sick time follow the precedent set by Rhode Island and Connecticut, potentially spreading the requirement through New England. New York and the District of Columbia recently also adopted similar requirements, and paid sick leave bills are pending, or campaigns to require them are under way, in 18 … Continue Reading

Newark Follows Jersey City with Sick Leave Law

By Daniel Saperstein and Joseph O’Keefe on March 7, 2014 Posted in Leaves of Absences, Workplace Policies and Procedures

On January 29, 2014, the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey signed into law an Ordinance requiring employers to provide paid sick leave to their employees, effective May 29, 2014, or, for employees who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”), upon expiration of the current union contract. Similar laws have been enacted in the … Continue Reading

D.C. Expands Sick Leave Law

By Connie Bertram and Katharine Parker on March 7, 2014 Posted in Leaves of Absences, Workplace Policies and Procedures

D.C.’s expanded sick leave requirements became effective March 7, but employers have until a statement of its fiscal effect is published in the D.C. Register. Nevertheless, D.C. employers should begin to update their policies. Key aspects of the amended law include: No changes to the minimum amount of paid sick days that must be provided … Continue Reading

City Council Expands New York City Earned Sick Time Act

By Fredric Leffler, Katharine Parker and Marc A. Mandelman on February 27, 2014 Posted in Leaves of Absences, Workplace Policies and Procedures

Yesterday, the New York City Council passed an amendment to the New York City Earned Sick Time Act (the Act) expanding its coverage in several significant ways as of April 1, 2014. This alert summarizes the amended Act, which requires virtually all New York City employers to provide mandatory paid or unpaid sick leave to … Continue Reading

New York City Earned Sick Time Act to Be Expanded

By Allan Weitzman, Fredric Leffler, Katharine Parker and Marc A. Mandelman on January 28, 2014 Posted in Leaves of Absences, Workplace Policies and Procedures

The New York City Earned Sick Time Act (the Act) will take effect on April 1, 2014. The Act requires most New York City employers to provide mandatory paid and unpaid sick leave to employees working in New York City, subject to certain minimum coverage requirements. On Friday, January 17, Mayor Bill de Blasio, standing … Continue Reading

New York City Earned Sick Time Act Takes Effect April 1, 2014

By Allan Weitzman, Fredric Leffler, Katharine Parker and Marc A. Mandelman on December 17, 2013 Posted in Leaves of Absences, Workplace Policies and Procedures

The New York City Earned Sick Time Act (the Act) has an enabling provision that ties its effective date to a Federal Reserve index measure of the New York City economy on December 16, 2013. That index measure has now been met. Therefore, the Act will take effect on April 1, 2014. Read this alert … Continue Reading

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