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Employees’ Refusal to Work Over Coronavirus Concerns
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, most businesses were faced with making difficult decisions regarding their workforce. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that, in April, the unemployment rate rose to 14.7 percent totaling 23.1 million unemployed. While the number … Continue reading
Posted in ADA, FMLA, NLRA, OSHA, Sick Leave, Snell & Wilmer, Whistleblower
| Tagged ADAAA, CARES Act, Coronavirus, COVID-19, FFCRA, FMLA, NLRA, NLRB, OSHA, Paid Sick Time, Unemployment Insurance Benefits
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New Mexico: Bernalillo County Proposes Paid Sick Time Ordinance
On May 14, 2019, the Bernalillo County Commission introduced a paid sick leave ordinance for Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Bernalillo County is the most populous county in New Mexico, covering Albuquerque. A copy of the ordinance is available here. Among other … Continue reading
Posted in New Mexico, Sick Leave
| Tagged Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, Paid Sick Leave, Paid Sick Time
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Austin Paid Sick Leave on Life Support
Prospects of Austin’s Paid Sick Leave ordinance actually going into effect took a turn for the worse on November 16, 2018, when the Austin-based Third Court of Appeals held the ordinance is unconstitutional under Texas law. Pro-business groups originally filed … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Handbook, Pay, Sick Leave
| 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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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 … Continue reading
Posted in Handbook, Sick Leave
| 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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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 … Continue reading
Posted in Handbook, Sick Leave
| Tagged Local Ordinances, Local Regulation, New Jersey, Paid Sick Leave, Paid Sick Time, Paid Time Off, Phil Murphy, Policy
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Austin Passes Paid Sick Leave Law
Austin, Texas prides itself on being the Live Music Capital of the World. Companies with employees in Austin should take note that Austin has a new distinction – the first city in Texas to mandate private employers offer paid sick … Continue reading
Posted in Pay, Sick Leave, Texas
| Tagged Austin City Council, Local Ordinances, Local Regulation, Paid Sick Time, Paid Time Off
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Arizona’s Industrial Commission Publishes Final Paid Sick Time Regulations
The Industrial Commission of Arizona published its final regulations pertaining to Proposition 206, otherwise known as the Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act, A.R.S. §§ 23-371 to -375. A copy of the final regulations can be found here on page 2907.
Posted in Arizona, Sick Leave
| Tagged Industrial Commission of Arizona, Paid Sick Time
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New Guidance on Paid Sick Time: Industrial Commission of Arizona Supplements its Proposed Regulations
The Industrial Commission of Arizona (“ICA”) has issued a Notice of Supplemental Proposed Rulemaking (“Notice”) for Proposition 206, otherwise known as the Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act (the “Act”), available here. The Act, requiring certain employers to provide a minimum … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Sick Leave
| Tagged Industrial Commission of Arizona, Paid Sick Time, Prop. 206, Protected Leave
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Paid Sick Leave Won’t Go Away
The momentum on paid sick leave laws has not slowed down and states, counties and cities across the United States – and even the federal government – are continuing to propose and implement mandatory paid sick leave laws. So far … Continue reading