Medical

Effective January 1, 2021, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Sick Leave ("DFML") has released important updates to the start of vacation benefits under the Massachusetts Paid Family and Sick Leave Act ("PFML"). As we reported…

'NEGLIGENT MURDER' A Trump official in the Department of Health and Human Services actively pushed for the deceptive policy known as "herd immunity", specifically saying, "We want you to be infected with the coronavirus".…

Wednesday August 12, 2020 Earlier this spring, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Sick Leave (the “Department”) issued revised Massachusetts…

Recent paid vacation offers suggest that many employers prefer paid vacation to meet workers' needs as they experience certain life changes - particularly the birth of a newborn. (Photo: Shutterstock) Long before the COVID-19 pandemic…

“I have some news to tell you,” I texted my friend. “Are you pregnant?” she replied. “No, I’m going to try for medical school,” I wrote back, not at all surprised by her response since I had heard it so many times. “Oh,” she replied, “I…

A poll asking Colorado voters to approve a nationwide program of family and sick leave insurance will go to the polls in November. Initiative 283 supporters submitted more than 205,000 signatures - well over the 124,632 required - to…

Wednesday 2nd September 2020 California is likely to significantly expand its family and sick leave laws by expanding the requirement to provide…

Wednesday 9th September 2020 The Massachusetts Department of Family and Sick Leave (DFML) recently released the final version of the amended…

On September 11, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor issued revised regulations for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The regulations implement the provisions of the FFCRA's Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) and EFMLEA…

Governor Ned Lamont announced in a press release a new website designed to help Connecticut residents navigate the state's state family and sick leave program, which is expected to take place in January 2021."Nobody should have to…