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Washington State Provides Employers Access to Paid Family and Medical Leave Claim Data

Signed into law by Governor Inslee on May 9, 2023 and effective Jan. 1, 2024, new legislation allows certain interested parties to have access to information from the Washington Security Department, the state agency who administers the paid family and medical leave program, regarding an employee’s leave.

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Questions Answered: How Can Employers Address and Support Mental Health Issues?

Dan Jolivet, PhD, workplace possibilities practice consultant at The Standard, answered questions from DMEC members in the DMECommunities Mental Health group in May 2023. The following excerpts provide a snapshot of the live event, which was open to DMEC members, who can access the full Q&A on DMECommunities, an online

CMS COVID-19 Vaccination, Testing Requirements to Formally End This Summer

The Biden-Harris Administration announced on May 1, 2023, that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) would soon be eliminating COVID-19 vaccination requirements for healthcare providers. On May 31, 2023, CMS issued the awaited Final Rule.

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Colorado Amends Paid Sick Leave Law; Public Health Emergency Leave for COVID-19 Ends this Week

Since 2020, Colorado has been one of the most active jurisdictions in the country in terms of imposing general and COVID-19 paid sick leave mandates on employers,[1] and subsequently amending corresponding regulations and administrative guidance.

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Minnesota Legislature Passes Significant Employee Leave Laws

Minnesota is now the 12th state to adopt a statewide program providing compensation to employees during family and medical leaves. It also joined the over 40 state and local jurisdictions mandating employer paid sick leave.

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Voting and Sick Leave for Georgia Employees

A new Georgia law takes effect on July 1, 2023 (GA S 129) and provides employees time off to advance vote in primaries and elections. The Georgia legislature, with sign off from Governor Brian Kemp, also recently voted to repeal the sunset provision relating to use of sick leave

DOL Pumps It Up With New Guidance on PUMP Act Enforcement

The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2023-02 providing guidance to agency officials responsible for enforcement of the “pump at work” provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) including those recently enacted under the 2022 PUMP Act.

Puerto Rico Five-Day Paid Leave for COVID-19 Ends

The governor of Puerto Rico has issued Executive Order No. OE-2023-012, ending the state of emergency declared in 2020 due to the pandemic caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and repealing multiple Executive Orders issued to adopt preventive measures because of COVID-19.

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New Executive Order Relieves Federal Contractors From Safer Federal Workforce Requirements

As anticipated, President Joe Biden has rescinded the COVID-19 safety requirements for federal contractors in connection with the declared end of the COVID-19 public health emergency and the World Health Organization determination that COVID-19 is no longer a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

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Category: Resources

Washington State Provides Employers Access to Paid Family and Medical Leave Claim Data

Questions Answered: How Can Employers Address and Support Mental Health Issues?

CMS COVID-19 Vaccination, Testing Requirements to Formally End This Summer

Colorado Amends Paid Sick Leave Law; Public Health Emergency Leave for COVID-19 Ends this Week

Minnesota Legislature Passes Significant Employee Leave Laws

Voting and Sick Leave for Georgia Employees

DOL Pumps It Up With New Guidance on PUMP Act Enforcement

Puerto Rico Five-Day Paid Leave for COVID-19 Ends

New Executive Order Relieves Federal Contractors From Safer Federal Workforce Requirements

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