Labor and Employment Law Blog

Is Paid Sick Leave a Texas Thing?

San Antonio followed Austin as the second city in Texas to mandate private employers offer paid sick leave to employees employed within the city limits.  The San Antonio City Council passed an ordinance on August 16, 2018 requiring private employers to provide paid sick leave to employees who work at least 80 hours in San […]

August 20, 2018 | 2 min read | Tagged: Austin, Austin City Council, Local Ordinances, Local Regulation, Ordinance, Paid Sick Leave, Paid Sick Time, San Antonio, San Antonio City Council, State and Local, Texas

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Walker Crowson Partner

Federal Paid Time Off: Sen. Rubio’s Social Security Paid Leave Proposal.

Titled the Economic Security for New Parents Act, Senator Marco Rubio’s bill is the latest in a string of federal paid leave proposals.  According to Senator Rubio’s release, Senate Bill 3345 “[c]reates an option for new parents to pull forward a portion of their Social Security to use for paid parental leave after the birth […]

August 8, 2018 | 1 min read | Tagged: Bill, Congress, Federal Preemption, Paid Sick Leave, Rubio, SB 3345, Senate, Social Security

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Benjamin A. Nucci Partner

Could a single, nationwide paid sick leave law become a reality and cure a multi-jurisdictional employer’s woes? Maybe.

In light of the ever-growing number of states and local governments mandating paid sick leave requirements for private employers, some federal paid sick leave bills have been proposed. Some proponents have called for federal intervention to alleviate multijurisdictional employers from having to comply with a myriad of State and local laws – which are often different […]

August 2, 2018 | 1 min read | Tagged: DeLauro, ERISA, Flex Time, House of Representatives, HR 1516, HR 2942, HR 4219, Paid Sick Leave, Paid Sick Time, Preemption, SB 337, Senate, State and Local, Subcommittee, the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act, the Healthy Families Act, the Schdules That Work Act, Workflex in the 21st Century Act

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Benjamin A. Nucci Partner

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Bill Hayden Of Counsel

New Jersey Joins The Paid Sick Time Movement

On May 2, 2018, Governor Phil Murphy signed bill making New Jersey the 10th state to require employers to provide paid sick leave for employees. The law, which takes effect on October 29, 2018, requires employers to give workers one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, with an annual cap of 40 […]

May 7, 2018 | 1 min read | Tagged: Local Ordinances, Local Regulation, New Jersey, Paid Sick Leave, Paid Sick Time, Paid Time Off, Phil Murphy, Policy

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Benjamin A. Nucci Partner