The Dole Act recently amended and expanded employment protections afforded veterans by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). Read more about amendments to USERRA’s anti-retaliation provisions, potential remedies, and more here: Increased Workplace Protections for Veterans: Dole Act Amends USERRA – Jackson Lewis.
Missouri’s Paid Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Increase: Legislature, Court Challenges Continue
Posted in Leave, Paid Sick Leave
On Nov. 5, 2024, Missouri voters approved Proposition A, which included a new statewide paid sick leave law and an increase to the minimum wage. The paid sick leave requirement is set to go into effect on May 1, 2025, while the $13.75 per hour minimum wage took effect on Jan. 1, 2025.
On March…
Proposed Rules for Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time Law: Key Insights for Employers
Posted in Earned Sick Leave, Paid Sick Leave
Over a year after Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) law went into effect in January 2024, Minnesota’s Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) recently published proposed permanent rules (the Proposed Rules) that, if adopted, will regulate the ESST law. Although the rules are not yet final, they offer insights for employers on DLI’s…
Maryland’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program Coming Soon
The Maryland Department of Labor recently published proposed regulations to implement the state’s paid family and medical leave insurance program. Although they are not final yet, the proposed regulations provide important information for employers as they prepare for the new mandatory program. Payroll deductions will start July 1, 2025, and benefits will be available beginning…
2025 New York Paid Family Leave Contribution Rate, Maximum Weekly Benefits
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Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave Program Update: Labor Department Releases Revised Proposed Rules
By Debra Weiss Ford & Jackson Lewis P.C. on
The Maine Department of Labor (DOL) announced revised proposed rulemaking for the Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave Program. This comes on the heels of the first draft of proposed rules issued on May 20, 2024.
Public comment is open through Sept. 30, 2024. Comments can be submitted here.
Maine DOL’s rulemaking follows the …
School Is Back in Session—Don’t Forget About Possible California Leave Entitlements for Parents
By Cecilie E. Read & Susan E. Groff on
Posted in California Compliance, Leave
As kids head back to school, California employees with children may need time off for various reasons from school-related activities to kids who are sick. Here are reminders of the California leave entitlements for parents and caregivers.
Learn more here.
Rhode Island to Increase Length of Temporary Caregiver Insurance Benefits
By Jonathan Shank & Jackson Lewis P.C. on
Posted in Leave
The governor of Rhode Island has signed into law amendments to the Temporary Caregiver Insurance (TCI) law that will increase the amount of leave benefits available to employees beginning Jan. 1, 2025.
Currently, eligible employees in Rhode Island can take six weeks of leave under TCI to care for a newborn, or newly adopted…
Minnesota’s Paid Leave Law: New Guidance, Higher Payroll Taxes, Amendments
By Gina K. Janeiro, Kaylyn R. Stanek & Jennell K. Shannon on
Posted in Leave
Under Minnesota’s Paid Leave Law (PLL) that goes into effect in January 2026, employers must provide covered employees up to 20 weeks of leave to care for themselves and their family members with paid leave benefits available through the Minnesota Paid Leave Program.
Although the PLL was passed on May 25, 2023, employees will…
Top Changes to Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time Statute
Posted in Earned Sick Leave
Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz signed legislation amending the state’s Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) law, on May 24, 2024, nearly six months after the statute took effect. Although all of the amendments are important, the top changes are outlined here.