Labor and Employment Law Blog

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

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

Benjamin A. Nucci Partner

Bill Hayden Of Counsel