Philadelphia’s newest Public Health Emergency Leave law went into effect on March 29, 2021. Unlike the prior iteration of the law that sunset on December 31, 2020, this law will stay in effect for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic
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On Monday, the City of Philadelphia adopted a new version of Public Health Emergency Leave (PHEL), mandating up to 80 hours of paid leave benefits in 2021 for employers with 50 or more employees. The law went into effect on the date it was signed March 29, 2021. PHEL is a new leave entitlement in 2021 that is not reduced based on any leave usage prior to its enactment. PHEL is in addition to any paid leave that employers provide under existing policies, subject to certain exceptions discussed below.
Employee Eligibility. All employees who have worked for their employer for at least 90 days are eligible, if they work in Philadelphia or normally work in Philadelphia but are currently teleworking from any location as a result of COVID-19. Employees meeting these criteria are immediately eligible for PHEL, without waiting periods or accrual requirements.
Legislative Corner: Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania & Wisconsin
NATIONAL REPORT Convenience stores face legislative and regulatory challenges from all levels on a daily basis.
Convenience Store News canvasses local trade associations and news sources to cover the latest issues affecting the channel.
This month, local lawmakers focus on paid sick leave in Philadelphia, CBD regulations in New York, biofuels in Iowa, pandemic liability protection in Wisconsin, and store security in Mississippi.
IOWA
Biofuels Legislation was introduced Feb. 8 in the Iowa state legislature to move the state to overall higher biofuel blends, including offering E15 statewide by 2025 and updating the E15 promotion tax credit to $0.03 per gallon year-round. It is estimated that the legislation would increase ethanol demand by more than 117 million gallons over the first five years.
Here s How Much Parental Leave You Get in Every U.S. State
By Nicole Johnson, Stacker News
On 3/2/21 at 6:30 PM EST
The United States falls behind when it comes to parental and family leave laws. It is the only industrialized nation in the world among 42 countries analyzed by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development that does not have any federally mandated paid parental leave policy. Several countries do offer extensive parental leave, such as Sweden, that offers robust parental leave with parents sharing 480 days of paid parental leave per child, at 80 percent of the stay-at-home parent s salary.
The COVID-19 pandemic has further demonstrated the need for the United States to update its parental leave policies on both the federal and state levels. While subpar laws surrounding family and parental leave makes things difficult for parents across the country, many state legislatures have introduced bills that will allow for some type of paid parental leave in
Updated December 28, 2020
UPDATE: On December 21, 2020, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 [Including Coronavirus Stimulus & Relief]. On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed this legislation into law.
This bill extends the tax credits associated with the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), including the Public Health Emergency Leave and Emergency Paid Sick Leave through March 31, 2021. While the tax credits aspect of the FFCRA has been amended, the actual employer mandates do not appear to have been extended beyond the December 31, 2020, expiration date. Thus, employers may continue to extend the benefits to their employees and may qualify for tax credits, though doing so would be permissive and not mandatory.