FAQ Friday Category State and Local

We are seeing employers look at their benefit programs from a holistic perspective by evaluating how employer-sponsored programs — short-term disability, long-term disability, paid parental, etc. — interact with required statutory benefits. Employers need to know what states their employees work…

Family members, including spouses, employed by the same employer will each be eligible for up to twelve weeks of compensation under CT PFML, but the job-protected duration of leave under CT FMLA may be limited for spouses to the aggregate…

California Paid Family Leave can be used to care for a family member, bond with a new child, or for specific military purposes, while San Francisco Paid Parental Leave is only available for bonding with a new child. The two…

Effective July 1, 2022, every employer is required to provide written notice to each of their employees describing the entitlement to CT PFML; the opportunity to file a claim; the prohibition against employer retaliation against employee application for or use…

While the CFRA regulations do not expressly permit or prohibit such conduct, these types of check-ins are discouraged as they could cause an employee to feel pressured to return prior to the scheduled end of an approved leave. The best…

In my opinion, we should not remove marijuana screening from our practice for a few reasons. If an employee was under the influence of alcohol or an illicit drug, then was subsequently injured, a drug screening would be warranted post-accident.…

If an employee seeks to take Washington PFML to bond with a new child, the employee can do so any time during the first 12 months after the child’s birth. As long as the employee’s leave is within 12 months…