by Paula Day | April 27, 2021 | Compliance Services, FMLA, Paid Leave Laws, The Coronavirus
In a pending Pennsylvania case (Payne v. Woods Services, Inc.), the trial court hints that the FMLA may apply in the case of an employee who is asymptomatic but tests positive for COVID-19 and is unable to telework. While the case survived a motion to dismiss, the...
by Suzanne Bach | August 10, 2020 | Compliance Services, DOL, Paid Leave Laws, The Coronavirus, Uncategorized
Government contractors performing work on contracts governed by the Service Contract Act (SCA) or Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) received some welcome news this week when the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL-WHD) issued guidance exempting...
by Lisa L. Carlson | December 10, 2019 | Compliance Services, Paid Leave Laws, State and Local Issues
As employers are likely aware, state and local governments continue to adopt paid leave requirements on a fast and furious basis. Several important paid leave-related deadlines occur in December 2019 or become effective Jan. 1, 2020. Below is a summary of near-term...
by Jay Kirschbaum | September 24, 2018 | Paid Leave Laws, State and Local Issues
Michigan became the most recent state to pass a paid sick leave law. It’s generally believed that the legislation, referred to as the Michigan Earned Sick Time Act (“Act”), was passed by the legislature rather than as a voter initiative on the ballot so the...
by Ed Fensholt | August 24, 2018 | Paid Leave Laws, State and Local Issues
The current scourge of employers everywhere, particularly those with employees in multiple cities or states, is the proliferation of different paid leave laws. While there are many virtues to paid sick leave from employees’ perspective, the laws differ in their scope...
by Lisa L. Carlson | December 11, 2017 | Paid Leave Laws, State and Local Issues, Tax Issues, Uncategorized
As employers are setting up 2018 payroll, the critical question has become, “How on earth are we supposed to tax premium payments and benefits under the New York Paid Family Leave (NYPFL) law?” While New York has addressed some tax issues, so far there has been no...
