Tag: Paid Family Leave
Mid-Year Mandatory Labor Law Poster Update
California employers are required to post 18 separate state and federal employment notices in each business location and jobsite where employees can easily see...
CalChamber Opposition Stops 5 Job Killer Bills
Strong opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce helped to stop five job killer bills from advancing in the state Legislature. The bills failed...
Paid Family Leave Claims Filed July 1 Gain 2 More Weeks of Benefits
My employee had a baby a few months ago, but she wants to wait until July to file for Paid Family Leave (PFL) so...
COVID-19 Emergency Federal Paid Leaves Explained
Editor’s Note: The U.S. Department of Labor on March 24 advanced the effective date of the Emergency Family Medical Leave Expansion Act and Emergency...
President Signs Bill Expanding Paid Sick/Family Leave
This week, President Donald J. Trump signed legislation that expands employee benefits and protections related to COVID-19.
The additional emergency relief legislation known as the...
Budget Plan Spells Out Steps to Expanding Paid Family Leave
Following up on his January commitment to expanding California’s Paid Family Leave (PFL) program, Governor Gavin Newsom outlined steps toward that goal in the...
How Layoff Affects Disability Insurance, Paid Family Leave Benefits
I’m closing down a department in my company and laying off all the employees in that department. One of the employees is on pregnancy...
Smaller Firm Employee: Job-Protected Leave as New Parent, Not as Son
I operate a fairly small business (we have 35 employees), and I recently had an employee come to me asking to take a few...
Paid Family Leave Optional for Employers with Fewer Than 50 Workers
My employee has come to me and asked to take Paid Family Leave to be with his new baby. He says he’s entitled to...
Employer Parental Leave Obligations May Differ in San Francisco
Am I required to provide time off and pay an employee while he/she is on parental leave?
There is a lot of confusion about what...
