Tag archives: sickleave

US: Coming soon – New York State employers should prepare for paid sick leave law to take effect in September

By David Gallai (US) and Rachel Kurth (US) on July 22, 2020 Posted in North America, United States

As part of the most recent New York State budget, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a new mandatory paid sick leave program affecting all New York employers. Under the law, all New York employers will need to provide their employees with paid or unpaid sick leave (whether or not related to the COVID-19 pandemic) … Continue reading

US: New COVID-19-related paid sick leave requirements for larger Los Angeles employers

By Josh Henderson (US) on April 10, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, North America, United States

Employers with either 500 or more employees within the City of Los Angeles, or who employ at least one employee in Los Angeles and have 2,000 or more employees within the US, must now provide supplemental paid sick leave for reasons related to the coronavirus pandemic for those employees performing work in the city. Notably, … Continue reading

US: DOL issues guidance on coronavirus paid leave rule and clarifies coverage for stay-at-home orders

By Marjorie Glover (US) and James Hughes on April 3, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, North America, United States

On April 1, 2020, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued a temporary rule providing key guidance on paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The rule clarifies that employees covered under a federal, state or local stay–at-home order may be eligible for paid FFCRA leave but only if work or telework … Continue reading

US DOL issues new guidance on COVID-19 paid sick and family leave

By Marjorie Glover (US) on March 27, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, North America, United States

The US Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance which answers a number of key questions on the new federal coronavirus paid sick leave and emergency Family and Medical Leave Act leave, including when the law takes effect, how to count employees for purposes of the 500-employee threshold, how to treat related employers and other key … Continue reading

New York’s new coronavirus-related leave requirements

By David Gallai (US) and Rachel Kurth (US) on March 20, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, North America, United States

On Thursday, March 19, 2020, New York State enacted a law requiring that New York State employers provide job-protected time off (in some cases, paid time off) to employees who are affected by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in certain ways (the “NY COVID-19 Law”). The NY COVID-19 Law requires that, for each employee who is … Continue reading

United States federal coronavirus law requires some employers to provide paid leave

By Marjorie Glover (US) on March 19, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, General, North America, United States

On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which provides relief to families and workers facing the global coronavirus pandemic. The FFCRA provides: (1) free diagnostic testing for coronavirus; (2) food assistance to low-income pregnant women and mothers with young children, food banks, seniors and students; (3) … Continue reading