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Delaware Becomes Latest State to Institute Paid Family and Medical Leave

By Evandro Gigante, Laura Fant and Morgan Peterson on 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

Delaware Adds to Growing Patchwork of Social Media Laws

By Daniel Saperstein and Katharine Parker on Posted in Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation, Workplace Policies and Procedures
Man using smartphoneOn August 7, Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed a law to prohibit employers from interfering with the personal social media accounts of their prospective and current employees.  The new law, which also took effect on August 7, defines “personal social media” to encompass any account on a social networking site created and operated by a … Continue Reading

Delaware Latest State to Expand Protections for Pregnant Applicants and Workers

By Daniel Saperstein and Katharine Parker on Posted in Leaves of Absences, Workplace Policies and Procedures
On September 9, 2014, Delaware joined a number of other states, enacting legislation to require reasonable accommodation of pregnancy, not just pregnancy disability.  Accommodations that would pose an undue hardship are not required.  The new law takes effect immediately. The Delaware law is notable because it expressly refers to lactation as being a pregnancy-related condition … Continue Reading

Nine More States, One City, and a Territory Increase Minimum Wage

By Allan Bloom, Marc A. Mandelman, Katharine Parker, Fredric Leffler and Allan Weitzman on Posted in Wage and Hour, Workplace Policies and Procedures
Continuing a growing national trend, Minnesota, West Virginia, Maryland, Hawaii, Vermont, Michigan, Delaware, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Guam, and the city of Seattle recentlyenacted laws raising the minimum wage in their respective jurisdictions. This client alert highlights key provisions of these new laws and examines the implications for covered employers. Minnesota Minnesota’s minimum wage will gradually … Continue Reading
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