City and State Updates
California City of San Francisco The City by the Bay is once again differentiating itself by passing the Military Leave Pay Protection Act in January 2023. The ordinance goes into effect on February 19, 2023 and requires employers (with 100 or more employees,...
California Employee Notices
The California Civil Rights Department has released updated required employee notices that can be found here along with rules for displaying the posters. We delayed sending this until an error in the Family Care and Medical Leave and Pregnancy Disability Leave poster...
U.S. and Canada 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...
U.S. State and Canada 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...