Family

As we've blogged before here, here, and here, Oregon lawmakers passed a Paid Family and Sick Leave (PFML) Bill in 2019 that gives Oregon employees up to 12 weeks of paid vacation for a specified purpose, payroll tax; Oregon employers…

Effective January 1, 2021, Massachusetts employees are entitled to up to 26 weeks of paid vacation per year under the new Massachusetts Paid Family and Sick Leave Act (MPFML). Employees can take paid vacation for their own serious health…

An updated version of the $ 908 billion bipartisan coronavirus aid proposal currently negotiated on Capitol Hill does not include an extension of the federal paid sick and family vacation programs due to expire later this year. This could…

Effective January 1, 2021, Massachusetts employees are entitled to up to 26 weeks of paid vacation per year under the new Massachusetts Paid Family and Sick Leave Act (MPFML). Employees can take paid vacation for their own serious health…

The family of an Uber Eats driver who was killed in Australia earlier this year has filed a claim for damages over his death in what could become a landmark for the gig economy.Five delivery drivers have died in Australia since the end of…

A bill to create paid family and sick leave for all employees in the state is due to be tabled in January.The bill would allow employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid vacation per year for a serious medical problem, bring home a…

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Wednesday 23 September 2020 ** This is an updated version of our post from September 2nd, 2020. ** A new California law will significantly expand the…

Although Massachusetts employers have likely been preparing for and complying with the Massachusetts Family Paid Vacation and Medical Leave Act ("MA PFMLA") for more than a year, January 1 marks the day Massachusetts employees first leave…