Austin is the latest city to join the paid sick leave bandwagon. On February 19, 2018, the Austin City Council passed the ordinance requiring employers to provide employees who work at least 80 hours in a calendar year to accrue paid sick and safe leave at the rate of one hour for every 30 hours Read more
This year, Maryland employers have new workplace posting responsibilities – the new Maryland Earned Sick and Safe Leave Employee Notice and a required update to the Employee Rights Under Maryland Unemployment Law notice. Both notices are included on Compliance Poster Company’s 2018 Maryland All-On-One™ Labor Law Poster. Maryland Sick and Safe Leave is Fast-tracked into Read more
On November 6, 2017, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed Int. 1313-A, amending the Earned Sick Time Act. Under the Act, which was renamed Earned Safe and Sick Time, employers must allow employees to use paid time off for safe time for family offense matters, sexual offenses, stalking and human trafficking, and their Read more
Paid sick leave laws continue to be a growing trend in the United States. Rhode Island is the latest state to join seven states and Washington, D.C. in requiring paid sick leave. Under the Healthy and Safe Families and Workplace Act, effective July 1, 2018, employers with 18 employees must allow employees to accrue and Read more
The City of Berkeley has two new laws that provide employees with work flexibility and financial stability when they need time away from work for personal wellness and family responsibilities. The first measure goes back to the election in November 2014, when 78% of voters called on the City Council to pass a “right-to-request” flexible Read more
Washington State has passed two new laws that make taking family and sick leave a practical reality for employees. Under the state’s new paid leave laws, employees are entitled to paid time off for their own health reasons, to care for a family member a with health condition, and to bond with a new child. Read more
Minimum Wages Earlier this week, new minimum wage rates took effect for employers operating in Chicago and Cook County, Illinois. Higher costs of living are often associated with these communities and raising the minimum wage rate gives workers buying power more on-par with workers in other major metropolitan areas of the country. Chicago has had Read more
At least there’s still time before cold and flu season! Although many were hoping that it would end up delayed or dead, it’s happening: Effective July 1, employers in two Minnesota cities are required to provide earned sick and safe time to employees. Minneapolis started the trend by passing the Sick and Safe Time Ordinance Read more
On May 17, 2017, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled that the City of Pittsburgh was without authority to enact the Paid Sick Days Act. Background The Paid Sick Days Act, enacted on August 3, 2015, was set to require employers to provide paid or unpaid sick time to their employees working within the geographical boundaries Read more
Arizona employers, get ready to raise your voice – the Industrial Commission of Arizona (ICA) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to the Earned Paid Sick Time law which will go into effect on July 1, 2017. The ICA will be accepting written comments on the proposed rules until June 5, 2017, and Read more
