by deanaramos | Sep 15, 2023 | Benefits and Pay, Canada, Policy Updates
U.S. Federal Update Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) This newsletter provided information regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement the PWFA that the EEOC published in the Federal Register in...
by Jenny Li | Jul 28, 2023 | Benefits and Pay, Canada, Policy Updates
Federal Update Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) The EEOC has released an updated technical assistance document: “Visual Disabilities in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act”. The document discusses how the ADA applies to job applicants...
by deanaramos | Apr 11, 2023 | Benefits and Pay, Canada, Policy Updates
Federal Update National Paid Family and Medical Leave Program? Here we go again! We all know the United States is one of a handful of countries that does not provide a national paid family and medical leave program. While it may seem futile, President Biden has again...
by deanaramos | Jan 6, 2023 | Benefits and Pay, Canada, Policy Updates
U.S. Federal Update Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) It was almost two years ago that we last mentioned the PWFA, which is now officially on the books after President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 2617) on December 29, 2022. The law...
by deanaramos | Dec 5, 2022 | Benefits and Pay, Canada, Policy Updates
U.S. State (and D.C.) Updates California San Francisco A reminder that as of January 1, 2023, full-time employees are entitled to Public Health Emergency Leave (PHEL) hours equal to the number of hours they work or take paid leave over a two-week period, capped at 80...
by Larkin Team | Sep 30, 2022 | Benefits and Pay, Canada, COVID19, Policy Updates
U.S. State (and D.C.) Updates California New Legislation Governor Newsom is keeping us busy as he signed into law the bills that we were monitoring (see this newsletter): AB 152 has been signed and extends the COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) through...
