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Is the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act a Paid Leave Statute? No, But it Sometimes Requires Paid Leave
December 13, 2024
How could such a seemingly straightforward question not have an equally straightforward answer?
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Massachusetts: Department of Family and Medical Leave Issues Important PFML Updates
November 21, 2024
The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (Department) has issued its annual report and other important updates that require employer action.  Here is what employers need to know.
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Maryland’s Proposed FAMLI Regulations Are Finally Here – What Do They Say?
October 27, 2024
On October 18, 2024, the Maryland Department of Labor finally issued its proposed regulations to implement Maryland’s paid family and medical leave insurance (FAMLI) law.
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Massachusetts: Earned Sick Leave Statute Amended to Allow Employees Time Off for Certain Fertility and Other Reproduction-Related Issues
October 25, 2024
The Massachusetts Earned Sick Leave Act (“ESL”) was recently amended.
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Maryland DOL Releases Updated FAQs on Paid Family and Medical Leave
September 16, 2024
Applicable to all employers with Maryland employees, the FAMLI law will provide most employees with 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave, with the possibility of an additional 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
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Round Two of Maryland’s “Draft” FAMLI Regulations – What Do They Say?
July 18, 2024
On July 10, 2024, the Maryland Department of Labor’s (MDOL) issued a second version of “draft” regulations to implement Maryland’s paid family and medical leave insurance (FAMLI) law.
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New Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick Leave Rules Finalized, Effective July 1
June 10, 2024
In May 2024, the Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection published the final rules supporting Chicago’s new Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance. Both the ordinance and the rules go into effect on July 1, 2024.
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New Minnesota Paid Leave Reporting in 2024
April 4, 2024
The state of Minnesota is starting a new Paid Leave program for employees.
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Massachusetts: Employees Will Soon be able to “Top-Off” their PFML Payments Using PTO
October 20, 2023
A significant change is coming to Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave, effective November 1, 2023.
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Massachusetts: Department of Family and Medical Leave Issues Important PFML Updates
October 4, 2023
The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (Department) has been busy over the last several weeks and has issued some updates that are important for employers to know about.
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Maryland: What to Expect from the State's Paid Family and Medical Leave Program
September 7, 2023
Maryland has enacted a paid family and medical leave insurance program that, starting in 2026, will provide most Maryland employees with 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave, with the possibility of an additional 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
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Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) Finalizes Parental Leave Guidelines
August 3, 2023
Now that the public comment period has ended, the MCAD has issued the finalized Guidelines, as well as a two-page “Brief Guide” to the law.
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