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Posted December 7, 2018 with Tags Paid leave, Paid leave for employers, Employment law, Courtney Blanchard, Paid Sick and Safe Leave, Minnesota Paid Sick Leave, Michigan paid leave

Michigan Passes Paid Sick Leave Requirements

On December 5, 2018, Michigan lawmakers presented a bill to the governor's desk to roll back paid sick leave requirements that were set to go into effect next year. Although opponents challenge the move as unconstitutional, Gov. Rick Snyder is expected to sign the scaled-back bill into law. If he does, the new law will take effect 90 days after lawmakers adjourn the 2018 session, sometime in March 2019.

Posted August 21, 2018 with Tags Paid Sick Leave, Courtney Blanchard, Paid Sick and Safe Leave, Courtney Blanchard attorney

San Antonio Becomes Second City in Texas to Require Paid Sick Leave

On August 16, 2018, San Antonio became the second city in Texas to pass a paid sick leave ordinance, which requires that employers provide one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. While the ordinance takes effect on January 1, 2019, most of the requirements do not become effective until August 2019.

Posted July 16, 2018 with Tags Paid Sick Leave, Courtney Blanchard, Paid Sick and Safe Leave, sick leave ordinances

Massachusetts Reforms Employment Laws to Include Generous Paid Family Leave Program

On June 28, 2018, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed a bill reforming several employment laws and creates one of the most employee-generous paid family and medical leave programs in the country. The program, which will be funded by a combination of payroll deductions and employer contributions, guarantees up to 26 weeks of paid leave for current and some former employees, and allows self-employed contractors to opt into the program.

Posted June 1, 2018 with Tags sick and safe leave, Minnesota Paid Sick and Safe Leave, Paid Sick Leave, Courtney Blanchard, Paid Sick and Safe Leave, Minnesota Paid Sick Leave, Duluth Paid Sick Leave

Duluth Adopts Paid Sick and Safe Leave Beginning in 2020

On May 30, 2018, the Duluth City Council passed an ordinance requiring private employers to provide paid sick and safe leave to employees, following other Minnesota cities like Minneapolis and St. Paul. The ordinance takes effect on January 1, 2020. Because this is a contentious issue, we expect to see additional amendments before the ordinance takes effect.

Posted May 10, 2018 with Tags Courtney Blanchard, veena iyer, Minneapolis Paid Sick Leave, Paid Sick and Safe Leave

Minneapolis Paid Sick Leave Faces Legal Fight on Extraterritorial Application

On May 9, 2018, the Hennepin County District Court issued an order largely upholding Minneapolis’s Sick and Safe Time Ordinance, which provides for sick and safe leave. However, Minneapolis cannot enforce the ordinance against non-resident employers (i.e. employers that do …

Posted February 16, 2018 with Tags Paid Sick Leave, Courtney Blanchard, Paid Sick and Safe Leave

What Employers Need to Know About the Austin, TX Paid Sick & Safe Leave Ordinance

In the early hours of February 16, 2018, Austin, Texas, became the first Southern city to pass a paid sick and safe leave law. The final version is slated to go into effect on October 1, 2018, for most employers, although employers with five or fewer employees have a reprieve with an October 1, 2020, effective date. Opponents are already discussing potential preemption legislation, and so it remains to be seen whether the ordinance will go into effect or for how long.