paid family and medical leave Archives - Page 2 of 2 - Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC)

President Biden Calls for Reinstating and Expanding Mandatory Paid Leave as Part of COVID Relief Package

Tasha PattersonJanuary 21, 2021Legislative Updates

As all eyes were on Washington, D.C. last week with the inauguration of the 46th President. President Biden has laid out an “aggressive plan” to “change the course of the pandemic, build a bridge towards economic recovery, and invest in racial justice.”

Colorado Voters Approve Paid Medical and Family Leave Initiative

Tasha PattersonNovember 9, 2020Legislative Updates

Colorado voters approved the Paid Medical and Family Leave (PMFL) Initiative, Proposition 118, on Election Day. PMFL creates a state-run paid family and medical leave insurance program in Colorado that allows employees to take up to 12 weeks of leave and keep their job.

Puerto Rico Enacts Five-Day Paid Emergency Leave for Pandemic Illness

Tasha PattersonApril 15, 2020Legislative Updates

Puerto Rico’s Law 37-2020 provides certain employees up to five days of paid leave once they exhaust other paid leave.

Seattle Expands Its Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance in Response to COVID-19

Tasha PattersonMarch 24, 2020Legislative Updates

Effective Mar. 18, 2020, the Seattle Paid Sick and Safe Time (PSST) Ordinance allows eligible employees working in Seattle to use PSST when their family member’s school or place of care is closed, regardless of whether such closure is made by a public official.

Paid Sick Leave Quarterly: 3rd Quarter 2019

Tasha PattersonOctober 29, 2019Legislative Updates

The paid sick leave (PSL) turbulence in Texas garnered most of the PSL headlines in the third quarter. How that turbulence ends will determine the fate of PSL ordinances in Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio.

Massachusetts Begins Withholdings to Fund Paid Family and Medical Leave

Tasha PattersonOctober 3, 2019Legislative Updates

After an initial delay, payroll and wage withholdings to fund the Massachusetts paid family and medical leave program began Oct. 1, 2019, which will establish a fund that will allow employees in the Commonwealth to begin taking paid leave in 2021 for their own serious health condition or to care for a family member with a serious health condition.