Paid Family Leave

New and Updated

• Type:

  Legal Insight

  What Employers Need to Know About the COVID-19 CARES Act

  Updated to include information on guidance under IRS Notice 2021-23 regarding the employee retention credit for the first and second calendar quarters of 2021.

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  Unemployment Insurance Tax (FUTA/SUTA), Workers' Compensation Payroll Assessment: Washington

  Updated to reflect forthcoming amendments to quarterly unemployment reporting requirements and penalties.

• Type:

  Editor's Choice

  Coronavirus (COVID-19): California Compliance Concerns

  Updated to reflect the extension of paid sick leave ordinances in Sacramento and Santa Rosa, and the health and safety ordinance in Sacramento.

• Type:

  Editor's Choice

  Coronavirus (COVID-19): New York Compliance Concerns

  Updated to include information on guidance published by the New York Department of Labor on the vaccine paid leave law.

• Type:

  Employee Handbooks

  Paid Family and Medical Leave Handbook Statement: Massachusetts

  Updated guidance to include information from the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave regarding bonding leave eligibility.

• Type:

  Employee Handbooks

  Paid Family Leave Benefits Handbook Statement: New York

  Updated threshold to include additional information on covered employers; and updated statement and guidance to reflect increase in paid family leave benefits rate, effective January 1, 2021.

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  FMLA: Massachusetts

  Updated to reflect guidance from the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave regarding intermittent and reduced schedule leave and reimbursements.

• Type:

  Employee Handbooks

  Parental Leave Handbook Statement: Massachusetts

  Updated guidance to include information on the paid family and medical leave law, effective January 1, 2021.

• Date:

  December 30, 2020

  Type:

  Editor's Choice

  100+ New Employment Laws Kick in January 1, 2021: Paid Leave, Minimum Wage and Training Top the List

  Numerous legislative changes take effect on January 1, 2021, affecting paid leave, minimum wage rates, training, workplace safety and more. HR should take note of these legal developments and take appropriate steps to comply.

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  FMLA: New York

  Updated to reflect full implementation of paid family leave benefits, effective January 1, 2021.