Happy July 1 – the effective date for an additional two weeks of California Paid Family Leave (CA PFL)! As most of you will know, the CA PFL benefit entitlement has increased from six to eight weeks (as we wrote about here). Importantly, the additional two weeks of CA PFL entitlement applies only to claims/leaves that begin on … Continued
Tennessee will become the tenth state to offer paid leave to state employees. On January 7, 2020, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed an Executive Order that will provide up to 12 weeks of paid leave for state employees to care for their children, family members, family members on active military duty, and for their own … Continued
Breaking News! The Baker-Polito administration and Massachusetts legislature enacted promised legislation to delay the start of employee withholdings for contributions to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave program (MA PFML) until October 1, 2019. Employers should not begin withholding employee contributions on July 1, as originally scheduled, but instead should begin withholding on October … Continued
Constantly changing leave laws make staying compliant increasingly complex and overwhelming for organizations. It not only poses a huge burden on time and resources, compliance mistakes can cost organizations thousands of dollars. If you’re feeling like it’s hard to keep up with compliance, you’re certainly not alone. A 2016 DMEC Leave Management Survey found that … Continued
On February 19, 2019, New Jersey governor Phil Murphy signed into law significant enhancements to the state’s Family Leave Insurance (NJ FLI) and Temporary Disability (NJ TDB) laws. Here are the highlights of the changes that employers and leave administrators will need to know. NJ FLI Entitlement Doubled Beginning July 1, 2020, eligible employees will be … Continued
On January 23, 2019, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (Department) provided our first look at its draft regulations for the Commonwealth’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program (MA PFML). As we’ve previously written, the MA PFML will provide temporary wage replacement to eligible workers when they take medical or family leave for … Continued
California Senate Bill 1123, which expands the California Paid Family Leave (PFL) program, was signed into law on September 27, 2018, and will take effect on January 1, 2021. The amendment expands the scope of the California PFL program to allow an employee to receive benefits for leave taken for a qualifying exigency related to … Continued
The end of the 2018 legislative session in New Jersey brought with it passage of two bills impacting its statutory disability and family leave programs. The purpose of the bills is to provide for a more seamless transition between TDI and FLI benefits. The new laws go into effect October 4, 2019. NJ Assembly Bill … Continued
With the new year right around the corner, the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) has published an employer toolkit designed to guide employers as they implement the new Washington State Paid Family and Medical Leave (WA PFL) law, for which certain employer requirements begin January 1, 2019. The toolkit focuses on employer responsibilities and … Continued
The end of the 2018 legislative session in New Jersey brought with it passage of several bills impacting its statutory disability and family leave programs. After the governor’s conditional veto in early September, the New Jersey legislature amended the effective date to a year after enactment of the new law. Following that amendment, the new … Continued
The Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) has issued a Voluntary Plan Guide, providing a wealth of information for employers trying to determine the best option to ensure compliance with the new Washington State Paid Family Leave (WA PFL) law. The WA PFL law requires paid family leave and medical leave. Employers have the option … Continued
2018 has been a big year with substantial legislative activity. We’ve kept you informed throughout the year on significant measures, such as the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave law, New Jersey’s Paid Sick and Safe Leave law, and South Carolina’s Pregnancy Accommodation law. As the summer wraps up, we thought we’d update you on … Continued
