Remember back in April of 2022 when we blogged on the exciting event where The Time to Care Act Survived the Governor’s Veto! Then we were ever so helpful by reminding employers about What They Need to Know About Paid Family & Medical Leave in 2022? Hit the pause button and the rewind button because … Continued
On April 12, 2023, Virginia enacted Senate Bill 1086, which creates a new “Organ Donation Leave” law. This new law would require employers with 50 or more employees (not including the federal government) to provide eligible employees with unpaid, job-protected organ donation leave. An employee is eligible if, on the date that the requested organ … Continued
Original publish date: February 10, 2023. Updated April 21, 2023 In February, we alerted you of the end of the National Emergency and the impact on ERISA plans regarding claims and appeals filings. Last week, President Biden signed into law a joint congressional resolution H.J. Res. 7 (Public Law No. 118-3 04/10/2023) terminating the National … Continued
The leave and disability arena is rife with complexity. For any given absence, employees may find themselves deep in the alphabet soup of absence—STD, FMLA, CAPDL, CFRA, CASDI, CAPFL, HELP! Okay, maybe the last one isn’t a leave law yet (I’m looking at you, Hawaii), but with so much complexity in just the traditional realm … Continued
Over the past few years, many states across the country have proposed (and a handful have passed) legislation to create state-mandated paid family and medical leave programs, providing eligible employees with job protection and paid benefits for qualifying leaves of absence. Recently, however, a new trend is popping up in legislation all over the country: … Continued
Earlier this month, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the federal Department of Labor (DOL) was busy publishing guidance related to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Both issued on February 9, 2023, only a few days after the FMLA’s 30th birthday, the Field Assistance Bulletin … Continued
When you get leave requests from your employees, do you say to yourself, “I know this request qualifies for leave under the FMLA, I know how it should be tracked, I know what calendar to use and I’m confident that we’re about to manage this leave correctly?” Yes? Congratulations! You probably already attended our Absence … Continued
We’re a short seven months from September 3, 2023, when employees can start submitting claims for Paid Leave Oregon benefits. Between now and then, there are plenty of actions employers should take to prepare. If you need a bit of a refresher on the program, check out our previous blog post here. Withholding Contributions As … Continued
Original publish date: February 13, 2020. Updated January 27, 2023 Managing military-related leave requests can prompt a lot of questions, as employers have two federal leave laws to consider: the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). We’ve seen a lot of confusion when employers try to decipher … Continued
The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has many complex components that can be difficult for employers and employees to understand. Just to name a few examples: explaining “Rolling Back”; “Joint Employers”; and the definition of “Appropriate Medical Facts,” are all elements of FMLA that cause confusion. Although eligibility is usually one of the … Continued
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) provides certain protections for individuals who leave their civilian employment to perform military service. Under USERRA, employers are required to provide certain rights and benefits to these individuals, including the right to be reemployed in their civilian jobs after completing their military service, and the right … Continued
During the 2022 holiday season, the U.S. Congress passed, and President Joe Biden signed, a bipartisan omnibus spending bill, the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act. This bill included two particularly notable measures relating to workplace accommodation: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP for Nursing Mothers … Continued
