Virginia has become the first Southern state to adopt a mandatory paid family medical leave insurance program. Read here for more information about employer obligations and employee entitlements under this new law.
Family and Medical Leave
Virginia Governor Spanberger Proposes Amendments to Paid Sick Leave, Paid Family and Medical Leave, and Menopause Accommodations Legislation
By Alyson J. Guyan & Matthew F. Nieman on
On April 13, 2026, Governor Spanberger proposed amendments to bills that would expand paid sick leave to nearly all Virginia employees, establish a statewide paid family and medical leave insurance program, and address workplace accommodations related to menopause and perimenopause. The General Assembly will reconvene on April 22 to consider the Governor’s proposed amendments.
Virginia
…How to Handle Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act Leave Periods Spanning Between 2021-2022
By Tanya A. Bovée & Sally Welch St. Onge on
Posted in Leave
Amendments to the Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act (CTFMLA) will go into effect on January 1, 2022, and employees will be entitled to 12 weeks of leave in a 12-month period, instead of the current 16 weeks of leave in a 24-month period. (The amendments also provide that employees may be entitled to two…