Sick leave policies often reveal how employers balance trust, compliance, and operational needs. Germany is considering a proposal that would require employees to provide medical documentation for every sick day to reduce absenteeism. While the proposal has sparked debate over
Minimum wage increases often grab the headlines. The paid leave changes and employment law updates that take effect simultaneously can be just as significant. Several states and local jurisdictions implemented new employment laws on July 1, including updates to paid
New York City employers should take note: final rules for the City’s Protected Time Off Law are now in effect, bringing important updates for HR, payroll, and compliance teams. Cozen O’Connor recently published a timely alert on the New York
Summer may be vacation season, but compliance doesn’t take time off. As employees take PTO, managers cover new responsibilities, and seasonal staffing shifts take hold, it’s often the routine HR processes that become compliance risks. Leave requests, accommodations, and workplace
When FMLA leave runs out, the compliance questions don’t stop. They multiply. When an employee exhausts their 12 weeks of FMLA leave but still can’t return to work, employers face a tangled set of questions: does the ADA require additional
More than 55 compliance changes take effect around July 1, and several directly affect how employers manage leave. In New Jersey, paid family and medical leave will extend to employers with 15 or more workers starting July 17, down from
Illinois employers just got a new compliance item to add to the leave playbook: the Family Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Act (NICU Leave Act) is now in effect, providing unpaid, job-protected leave for employees whose child is in the NICU.
A $30,000 DOL finding at the University of Tennessee is a warning every HR team should read carefully. The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division found that the University of Tennessee violated federal law after an employee on approved intermittent FMLA
Ohio could be next to enact a statewide PFML program, and the numbers behind the push are hard to ignore. A bipartisan bill introduced in the Ohio Senate would create a state-run paid leave insurance program offering up to 14
