The New York Workers’ Compensation Board has adopted final regulations to implement the New York Paid Family Leave Benefits Law. This law will provide eligible employees with paid, job-protected leave starting in 2018.
As the dog days of summer settle in, most statehouses have closed up shop. Legislatures in approximately 12 states remain in regular session, however, with a couple more active in special session.
On June 22, 2017, Senate Republicans released a draft of their legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. The Senate health care bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017, would be offered as a substitute to the House-passed bill.
The 10th Circuit recently held that the plaintiff bears the burden on each element of its ERISA claim for breach of fiduciary duty, including causation and damages.
From the workplace policy perspective, much of the focus of the first 100 days of the Trump administration was on confirming a new Labor Secretary and reversing the Obama administration’s labor and employment agenda. What will the next 100 days bring?
United States Department of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta recently announced that the final DOL fiduciary regulations will go into effect on June 9, 2017.
On May 17, 2017, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court upheld a 2015 trial court ruling that the City of Pittsburgh did not have the authority under state law to enact the Paid Sick Days Ordinance.
Beginning July 1, 2017, large employers in Georgia that offer paid sick leave will be required to permit their employees to use some of it to care for their immediate family members.
