Archives: Paid Sick Leave

Village of Glenview Latest Municipality to Opt Back In to the Cook County Earned Sick Leave Ordinance

By Jody Kahn Mason on February 14, 2019 Posted in: Leave, Paid Sick Leave

On February 7, 2019, the Village of Glenview, Illinois, voted to opt back in to the Cook County Earned Sick Leave Ordinance, effective July 1, 2019. In doing so, Glenview joins the growing list of suburban municipalities to reconsider their previous opt-outs, including Wilmette, Northbrook, and Western Springs. (Of note, Glenview also voted to opt … Continue Reading

Do I Have to Grant Leave for Employee Requests to Attend Their Children’s School Activities? Maybe in California

By Susan E. Groff and Ariel Beverly on January 28, 2019 Posted in: California Compliance, Paid Sick Leave

School children are back at school following winter break, and that may mean employee requests for time off for parent-teacher conferences, school assemblies, and more. While less known, California law has a collection of statutes affording parents protected time off. One of those protections is California Labor Code section 230.8, which provides parents, and other … Continue Reading

Michigan’s Amended Paid Medical Leave Law

By Tiffany A. Buckley-Norwood on December 18, 2018 Posted in: Leave, Paid Sick Leave

As discussed in a prior blog post, Michigan joined other states with paid sick leave laws on September 5, 2018, enacting the Earned Sick Time Act. Now, amidst political controversy, the Earned Sick Time Act (which never became effective) has been amended and renamed the Michigan Paid Medical Leave Act. The law requires employers in … Continue Reading

Austin Paid Sick and Safe Leave Law Preempted by Texas Minimum Wage Act, Third Court of Appeals Holds

By Kristin L. Bauer and A. Robert Fischer on November 26, 2018 Posted in: Leave, Paid Sick Leave

On November 16, 2018, the Austin-based 3rd Court of Appeals declared Austin’s paid sick and safe leave ordinance unconstitutional. Specifically, the court held the ordinance is preempted by the Texas Minimum Wage Act and is, therefore, unconstitutional. The Austin ordinance has been under attack since its inception. The Travis County District Court originally denied a temporary … Continue Reading

Village of Northbrook Opts Back In to the Cook County Earned Sick Leave Ordinance

By Jody Kahn Mason on October 15, 2018 Posted in: Paid Sick Leave

Are you tired of the Cook County Earned Sick Leave roller coaster, yet? Last Tuesday, the Village of Northbrook, Illinois, became the most recent Cook County municipality to opt back in to the Cook County Earned Sick Leave Ordinance, joining Western Springs, which — as we previously reported — did an about-face in April and reversed … Continue Reading

Michigan Passes Paid Sick Leave Law

By Tiffany A. Buckley-Norwood on September 17, 2018 Posted in: Paid Sick Leave

On September 5, 2018, Michigan became the 11th state to enact a mandatory paid sick leave law — the Earned Sick Time Act. The act was a citizen petition-initiated measure that the state legislature approved. Under the act, employees accrue a minimum of one hour of earned sick time for every 30 hours worked. All … Continue Reading

Cook County Sick Leave Entitlement Being Taken to the Voters

By Jody Kahn Mason on August 10, 2018 Posted in: Paid Sick Leave

Although municipalities in suburban Cook County have — as we have previously reported — overwhelmingly opted out of the requirements of the Cook County Earned Sick Leave Ordinance, the County Board of Supervisors has decided, by majority vote, to let the voters weigh in on the issue. The Board cited the recent decisions of Wilmette … Continue Reading

Chicago and Cook County Paid Sick Leave: One Year Later

By Jody Kahn Mason on July 25, 2018 Posted in: Paid Sick Leave

July 1, 2018 marked the one year anniversary of the effective dates of the Chicago and Cook County Earned Sick Leave Ordinances. A year later, more than 80% of the municipalities in Cook County have opted-out of the requirements of the Cook County Earned Sick Leave Ordinance. However, the opt-out issue is far from settled. We … Continue Reading

Court Confirms Minneapolis Sick Leave Ordinance Not Enforceable Against Employers Based Outside of City

By Richard Greiffenstein and Jackson Lewis P.C. on May 15, 2018 Posted in: Paid Sick Leave

Last week, a court upheld the Minneapolis paid sick leave ordinance, but ruled that it is only enforceable against employers within the city’s limits. Minneapolis’s paid sick leave ordinance was passed in 2016 and was immediately challenged by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, which argued that the Minneapolis ordinance conflicts with state law and cannot … Continue Reading

Paid Sick Leave Goes to Court

By Kristin L. Bauer and Jackson Lewis P.C. on April 27, 2018 Posted in: Paid Sick Leave, Uncategorized

This week, in Austin, Texas, several business groups and staffing organizations sued the City of Austin to prevent its paid sick and safe leave law from going into effect on October 1, 2018. As detailed in a previous post, the Austin ordinance requires employers to provide employees who work at least 80 hours in Austin … Continue Reading

IRS Issues Guidance FAQs Regarding the Paid Family Leave Federal Tax Credit

By Jackson Lewis P.C. on April 20, 2018 Posted in: FMLA, Leave, Paid Sick Leave, Pregnancy

This week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued FAQ guidance regarding the employer tax credit for paid family and medical leave. As a reminder, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the Act) provides a tax credit to employers that voluntarily offer paid family and/or medical leave to employees. The FAQs clarify some of … Continue Reading

Are You Preparing for Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave?

By Jackson Lewis P.C. on April 18, 2018 Posted in: FMLA, Leave, Paid Sick Leave

By the end of this year, employers with employees in the state of Washington must be ready to comply with last summer’s newly-enacted a paid family and medical leave law. Since the law’s passage, Washington has been busy fine-tuning the program and providing updates. Recently, Washington announced that employers with employees in the state of … Continue Reading

New Jersey Legislature Passes Paid Sick Leave Bill

By Beth L. Braddock and James M. McDonnell on April 13, 2018 Posted in: Disability Accommodation, Leave, Paid Sick Leave

On April 12, 2018, the New Jersey State Senate, by a vote of 24-12, passed the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act (the “Act”). The Act, which passed the Assembly last month by a 50-24 margin, requires businesses of all sizes to provide up to 40 hours of paid sick leave to employees during an … Continue Reading

Sick Leave Entitlements on the Rise in CA? A Pending CA Bill Is Looking to Do Just That.

By Susan E. Groff and Benjamin A. Tulis on April 11, 2018 Posted in: California Compliance, Paid Sick Leave, Uncategorized

Just three years after the enactment of California’s paid sick leave law under the Healthy Workplace Healthy Family Act of 2014 (AB 1522), a new bill has been introduced seeking to increase the amount of sick leave employers must provide employees under California law. The bill, AB 2841, was introduced on February 16, 2018, by … Continue Reading

Are you covered by the Federal Paid Sick Leave Law for Federal Contractors?

By Laura A. Mitchell on March 12, 2018 Posted in: Leave, Paid Sick Leave

As paid sick leave laws continue to pass across the nation, as recently seen in Austin, Texas, employers have focused on complying with the various state and local jurisdictions’ paid sick leave requirements . However, employers may forget, or might have to totally missed, that there is a federal paid sick leave law. Executive Order … Continue Reading

Austin, Texas Passes Paid Sick and Safe Leave Law

By Kristin L. Bauer, A. Robert Fischer and Jackson Lewis P.C. on February 16, 2018 Posted in: Paid Sick Leave

Austin, Texas Passes Paid Sick and Safe Leave Law Early this morning the Austin City Council passed a long-discussed ordinance requiring employers to provide employees with paid sick and safe leave (“PSL”). Austin is the first city in the South ever to enact such a law. Highlights of the New Austin Ordinance: Effective October 1, … Continue Reading

New York Paid Family Leave – One Month Check Up

By Jackson Lewis P.C. on February 8, 2018 Posted in: Leave, Paid Sick Leave

The New York Paid Family Leave (NY PFL) law has been in effect for over a month, yet reports indicate that many New York employers are not prepared for the operation requirements of the law. The basics of the law shouldn’t be news to employers with employees in New York. The NY PFL law provides … Continue Reading

City of Santa Monica Minimum Paid Sick Leave Accrual Limits to Increase January 1, 2018

By Susan E. Groff and Benjamin A. Tulis on November 20, 2017 Posted in: California Compliance, Paid Sick Leave, Uncategorized

The grace period is over. Effective January 1, 2018, the City of Santa Monica’s minimum cap on accrued sick leave for eligible employees will increase from 40 to 72 hours for businesses with 26 or more employees. The accrual-cap for businesses with 25 or fewer employees will increase from 32 to 40 hours. Santa Monica’s … Continue Reading

The Layers of the Paid Sick Leave Law in Montgomery County, Maryland

By Kathleen A. McGinley on June 22, 2017 Posted in: Paid Sick Leave

On October 1, 2016, Montgomery County’s Earned Sick and Safe Leave law became effective. This law allows all employees, with few exceptions, that work in Montgomery County, Maryland, to accrue paid and/or unpaid sick and safe leave, depending on the size of their employer, to use for their own illness, an illness of a family … Continue Reading

Both the City of San Diego and the State of California “Clarify” Their Sick Leave FAQs

By Susan E. Groff, Ellen M. Bandel and John P. Nordlund on April 25, 2017 Posted in: California Compliance, Paid Sick Leave, Uncategorized

As we recently reported regarding the City of Los Angeles, both the City of San Diego and the California Department of Labor Standards Enforcement (“DLSE”) have updated their “Frequently Asked Questions” (“FAQs”) related to the respective local and state sick leave requirements. Below are some of the more salient points from each. … Continue Reading

The City of Los Angeles Quietly Updates Its Rules and FAQs Regarding the Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance

By Susan E. Groff, Benjamin A. Tulis and Ellen M. Bandel on April 5, 2017 Posted in: California Compliance, Paid Sick Leave, Uncategorized

The sick leave landscape is constantly evolving, and the City of Los Angeles is no exception to that rule. This past month the City of Los Angeles Office of Wage Standards (“OWS”) revised its rules and regulations (“Revised Rules”) as well the FAQs regarding its Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance (the “Ordinance”). … Continue Reading

Is Federal Paid FMLA Any Closer to Reality?

By Ellison F. McCoy on February 9, 2017 Posted in: FMLA, Leave, Paid Sick Leave

On Tuesday, February 7, 2017, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) reintroduced the Family And Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act, which would create a national system of paid leave for employees. This is the third attempt in the last five years by these same legislators to create federal paid leave. But, with … Continue Reading

The Saga Continues: Recent Opt-Outs and Other Developments Relating to the Cook County Earned Sick Leave Act, Illinois Employee Sick Leave Act

By Jody Kahn Mason on January 17, 2017 Posted in: Paid Sick Leave

The Village of Rosemont and the City of Oak Forest have become the latest suburban Cook County municipalities to join the Village of Barrington in opting out of the Cook County Earned Sick Leave Ordinance. (They both passed ordinances either superseding or opting out of the Cook County Minimum Wage Ordinance.) In rejecting the Cook … Continue Reading