On March 12, 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation providing all public and private employees in New York up to four hours of paid leave per vaccine injection to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine.
On March 10, 2021, the Texas Fourth Court of Appeals upheld a preliminary injunction preventing San Antonio’s amended Sick and Safe Leave Benefits ordinance from taking effect since December 2019.
On February 23, 2021, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment issued revisions to the Wage Protection Rules relating to Colorado employers’ paid sick leave obligations under the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.
On February 11, 2021, the Women’s Advocate Office (WAO) published Guidelines on the Acclimatization of Lactation Rooms (Guidelines), which apply to both public- and private-sector employers.
The Sonoma County, California Board of Supervisors recently enacted an urgency ordinance that, effective immediately, expands coverage under its emergency paid sick leave ordinance while clarifying and/or amending leave and notice requirements.
Littler’s latest survey of more than 1,800 in-house counsel, HR professionals and C-suite executives finds most employers unlikely to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for a variety of reasons.
On February 3, 2021, the Minnesota Supreme Court held that a general disclaimer that a handbook should not be construed as a contract may not be effective to prevent a paid time off policy contained in the handbook from forming a contract.
On February 2, 2021, the Santa Rosa, California City Council voted to extend and make changes to its emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) ordinance that had expired at the end of 2020.
Likely in response to the recent changes in the CDC guidelines regarding COVID-19, Governor Whitmer signed Senate Bill 1258 into law, modifying COVID-19 worker quarantine requirements.
