At this most wonderful time of the year, I was wondering how PSL jurisdictions voted in the 2016 presidential election. Conventional political wisdom suggests that PSL jurisdictions would be the deepest of blues on the political color spectrum. Let’s fact-check that, to use a Punditry 101 phrase. For each PSL municipality, I used voting data … Continue reading Blue States, Red States and Paid Sick Leave Laws
Not a month since its Severson decision holding that the ADA does not create a medical leave entitlement and thwarting the EEOC’s assault on “inflexible leave” policies, the Seventh Circuit reiterated that holding in yet another case. In Golden v. Indianapolis Housing Agency, the court affirmed summary judgment to an employer who had granted the … Continue reading The ADA is Not a Medical leave Entitlement Redux
A state law that prohibits local government entities from legislating on a particular topic(s) is known as a preemption law. The state “preempts” a local entity’s ability to legislate on that topic because the state believes that the topic is something that should be dealt with on a state-wide basis rather than locally. Some states … Continue reading Preemption States
A state law that prohibits local government entities from legislating on a particular topic(s) is called a preemption law. The state “preempts” a local entity’s ability to legislate on that topic because the state believes the topic should be dealt with state-wide rather than locally. Some states have passed preemption laws prohibiting local governments from … Continue reading Preemption States
Welcome Indiana to the paid sick leave debate! Paid sick leave bills were introduced this month in both the Indiana Senate and House of Representatives. Senate Bill No. 3, introduced January 3, would require that the issue of “paid personal leave from employment” be assigned to a “study committee,” an entity defined by statute. That … Continue reading Indiana Joins Paid Sick Leave Debate
With a new calendar year comes a new legislative session, which brings new political wrangling about paid sick leave. Three states are in the PSL headlines: Maryland, Rhode Island and Alaska. The Maryland Healthy Working Families Act, House Bill 1, was introduced on January 11, 2017. The bill’s introduction seems to be a rejection of … Continue reading Let the 2017 State Paid Sick Leave Wrangling Begin!
Challenges to the Michigan PSL law and Alabama preemption law were resolved during the last quarter. The PSL turbulence in Texas continues as we await a decision from the Texas Supreme Court on whether it will wade into the PSL controversy. This quarterly summary includes: Paid Sick Leave Laws Effective in Q4 Paid Sick Leave … Continue reading Paid Sick Leave Quarterly: 4Q 2019
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday, in an en banc decision, rejected the challenge to Alabama’s minimum wage and employment benefits preemption law. The seven-judge majority held that the federal court does not have jurisdiction to hear the case because the plaintiffs did not have standing to bring it. Because of this holding, … Continue reading Challenge to Alabama Preemption Law Rejected
The PSL turbulence in Texas garnered most of the PSL headlines in the third quarter. How that turbulence ends will determine the fate of PSL ordinances in Austin, Dallas and San Antonio. This quarterly summary includes: Paid Sick Leave Laws Effective in Q3 Paid Sick Leave Laws Effective After Q3 Paid Sick Leave Bills Introduced … Continue reading Paid Sick Leave Quarterly: 3Q 2019
Like the mission of the Starship Enterprise into the unknown, the Maine paid leave law boldly goes where no leave law has gone before by requiring employers to allow employees to accrue paid time off which may be used for any reason. If Democratic Governor Janet Mills, who supports the law, signs the Maine Earned … Continue reading Maine Leave Law Goes Where No Leave Law Has Gone Before
