Minnesota Legislature Passes Significant Employee Leave LawsMinnesota 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. Eligible Minnesota employees will be entitled to up to 48 hours of paid sick and safe leave and 20 weeks... Continue ReadingMay 26, 2023 |
Voting and Sick Leave for Georgia EmployeesA new Georgia law takes effect on July 1, 2023 (GA S 129), that provides employees time off to advance vote in primaries and elections. This new measure amends existing law and, among other things, provides time off for employees to advance vote and revises provisions related to time off for employees to vote on... Continue ReadingMay 22, 2023 |
DOL Pumps It Up With New Guidance on PUMP Act EnforcementThe 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. The PUMP Act was adopted along with the Pregnant... Continue ReadingMay 18, 2023 |
New Executive Order Relieves Federal Contractors From Safer Federal Workforce RequirementsAs anticipated, President Joe Biden has rescinded the COVID-19 safety requirements for federal contractors in connection with the declared end of the COVID-19 public health emergency and the World Health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. Read more here. Continue ReadingMay 16, 2023 |
Puerto Rico Five-Day Paid Leave for COVID-19 Ends as Governor Ends Related State of EmergencyThe 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. OE-2023-012, signed on May 11, 2023, went into effect immediately. Read more here. Continue ReadingMay 16, 2023 |
EEOC Revises its COVID-19 Guidance, AgainOn May 15, 2023, in response to the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration, the EEOC updated its COVID-19 technical assistance: “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws”. This guidance has now been updated roughly a dozen times since the start of the pandemic.... Continue ReadingMay 15, 2023 |
Maryland Modifies, Delays Implementation of Its Paid Leave ProgramMaryland Governor Wes Moore has signed an amendment (Senate Bill 828) modifying the 2022 law that established the state’s paid leave system, the Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) Program. The Time to Care Act establishes an insurance-like program for paid leave. Employees and employers will contribute to a shared fund, which will generally pay out... Continue ReadingMay 15, 2023 |
As the U.S. COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Ends, Employers Ask Now What?The U.S. COVID-19 Public Health Emergency will end on May 11, 2023, one week after the World Health Organization determined that COVID-19 is no longer a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. On that same day, the Biden-Harris Administration has announced it will end COVID-19 vaccination requirements for federal employees, federal contractors, and international air travelers. The... Continue ReadingMay 11, 2023 |
Ending of Federally Mandated COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements, COVID-19 Public Health EmergencyThe Biden-Harris Administration has announced that, at the end of the day on May 11, 2023, it will end COVID-19 vaccination requirements for federal employees, federal contractors, and international air travelers. The COVID-19 public health emergency also will end on the same day. Learn more here. Continue ReadingMay 3, 2023 |
Bloomington Clarifies Requirements Under its Earned Sick and Safe Leave OrdinanceLast year the City of Bloomington, Minnesota became the fourth city in Minnesota to pass an ordinance requiring certain employers provide paid sick and safe leave to eligible employees. The City of Bloomington’s Earned Sick and Safe Leave (ESSL) Ordinance is set to go into effect on July 1, 2023. In light of the upcoming... Continue ReadingApril 27, 2023 |
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