NYC Employer Obligations: Amendments Increase Earned Safe and Sick Time Act and Reduce Temporary Schedule Change Act Requirements
How do changes made to the New York City Earned Sick and Safe Time and Temporary Schedule Change Acts affect employers?
Tag Legislative Updates
Senate Bill 590: California’s State Paid Family Leave Extended to Cover Leave for Designated Persons
Beginning July 1, 2028, benefits under the state-paid family leave program will be available to eligible employees taking leave to care for a designated person.
Maryland Expands FAMLI Eligibility Through Redefinition of “Uniformed Services”
Maryland’s expansion of “uniformed services” has two key implications for employees and employers. Get details.
Election 2025: Employer Guide to State and Local Employee Voting Leave Laws
What are your local and state voting leave laws? Get details to stay compliant!
DOL Clarifies How Employers Should Calculate FMLA Leave for Overtime and Other Nontraditional Schedules
The Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division recently released an opinion letter regarding calculation of hours of FMLA leave for individuals whose schedules include mandatory overtime and who may volunteer for additional hours. Get details.
DOL’s First Batch of Trump 2.0 Opinion Letters Address Tip Pools, Emergency Pay + Joint Employment
The Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division released three new FLSA opinion letters on 09.30.25, the first issued by the second Trump Administration.
Confirmation of Brittany Panuccio Restores the EEOC Quorum: Changes To The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Regulations Coming Soon
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) now has the quorum needed to make significant policy changes such as amending or adopting new regulations and guidance. Changes are expected to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
Massachusetts Announces Paid Family and Medical Leave 2026 Contribution Rates, Maximum Weekly Benefits
The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave announced the 2026 weekly benefit amount and contribution rates for employers and employees under the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act.
Texas Wants Another Chance to Convince 5th Circuit that the PWFA Was Enacted In A Way That Violates the Constitution
The State of Texas asked the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this week to reconsider its case challenging the validity of the entire Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA).
Bell Rings: New Leave Rights Effective in October for Certain Connecticut School Employees
Connecticut expands paid leave and state FMLA rights to “non-certified school employees” of public schools and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools starting on Oct. 1, 2025.
