September 23, 2020 Update. The California Labor Commissioner’s Office published responses to frequently asked questions regarding the COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave available to California workers at companies […]
New York State Sick Leave Goes Into Effect September 30, 2020
All New York state employers will soon be required to provide either paid or unpaid sick leave to employees under the New York State Sick Leave (“NYSSL”) law. […]
New York City Employer Reminder: Updated Notice of Employee Safe and Sick Leave Rights Must Be Provided by January 1, 2021
Pursuant to guidance issued by the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”), employers with 100 or more employees and employers of domestic workers in […]
New York Imposes Employer Obligations to Provide Leave Related to Quarantines During COVID-19 Pandemic
February 2, 2021 Update On January 20, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor issued supplemental guidance on the application of New York’s COVID-19 leave law (the […]
California Expands COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Through September 30, 2021 for Employers in California with More than 25 Employees
On March 19, 2021, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 95, which requires employers in California with more than 25 employees to provide COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave to […]
U.S. Department of Labor Issues New COVID-19 Guidance on FLSA, FMLA, and FFCRA Leave
May 6, 2021 Update. On April 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced the Essential Workers, Essential Protections initiative (the “Initiative”) to provide workers who have […]
New York Imposes Employer Obligations to Provide Leave for COVID-19 Vaccinations
December 1, 2021 Update The New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) recently updated its Frequently Asked Questions guidance on New York’s COVID-19 Vaccine Leave Law to clarify […]
NYC Requires Employers to Provide Paid COVID-19 Child Vaccination Leave
The New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act has been amended to require that employers provide employees with four hours of paid COVID-19 child vaccination time […]
California Reenacts COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
On February 9, 2022, Governor Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill No. 84, which provides COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave to certain employees. California previously enacted COVID-19 supplemental paid […]
New Jersey Employers Take Note: Recent Legislative Amendments Expand Employee Leave Protections | FordHarrison
During the last days of his administration, former Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation amending multiple New Jersey leave laws and extending job-protected leave to thousands more workers. The […]