Archive for January 2017

Philadelphia’s Sick Leave Law After seven years and two vetoes, the Philadelphia City Council passed the Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces Ordinance (‘the ordinance”) Despite previously vetoing two previous laws, Mayor Nutter was quick to sign the new ordinance into law. The law went into effect on May 13, 2015. Since then all employers in…

What was the Federal Overtime Law? The Federal Overtime Rule that was announced by the Department of Labor earlier this year now has an uncertain future. The new overtime law was expected to go into place on December 1, 2016 and would have raised the salary threshold for exempt employees from $23,660 to double that…

What are the Maine Laws regarding Sick Leave and Protected Leave? As Arizona, Washington, and several cities pass local sick leave laws, many business owners have asked what laws the State of Maine has regarding sick leave. The State of Maine doesn’t currently mandate paid sick leave for employees. However, it does have several laws…

Overview of Vermont’s Sick Leave Law Employees in Vermont just started earning sick leave on January 1, 2017. As the fifth state to mandate statewide sick leave, Vermont joined a growing list of states with sick leave laws.  Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed the bill into law March 9, 2016. Prior to Vermont, only California,…

Overview of Connecticut’s Sick Leave Law The State of Connecticut passed the first Statewide sick leave laws in the country in 2012. Many other states and cities have passed subsequent sick leave laws, with additional provisions and exclusions, and it can become confusing for business owners to comply with the various laws. As Maryland, Washington…

Portland’s Sick Leave Ordinance, Eugene’s ordinance, and Oregon’s Sick Leave Law In 2013 the City of Portland passed a city-wide sick leave law. That’s not all.  In 2015 Eugene passed a sick leave law that was to start July 1, 2015. But,  With the passing of the Oregon Sick Leave law statewide, Eugene voted to…