Federal and State Updates

Federal and State Updates

Did you know that many states offer childcare tax credits for employers who provide childcare services for their employees? The Larkin Company offers a family care concierge service to solve childcare and eldercare challenges for your busy employees. To learn more,...
City and State Updates

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

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. 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 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...
State Updates

State Updates

Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) The DFML has released the 2023 required poster and employee notices for the Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program. As a reminder, the poster must be displayed at the workplace in a location where it...