The New Leave Laws You Need to Know About Right Now
Absence management has become increasingly complex throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In this blog, you ll learn how changes in legislation are impacting absence management in your state and what you need to know now to remain in compliance.
State legislatures have maintained a steady pace this winter into spring, proposing a substantial number of new leave laws across the country.
Since the start of 2021, we have seen a wide array of bills proposed on a variety of topics:
Of course, only a small percentage of proposed bills will receive a Governor s signature of approval. Today, we bring you the recently approved bills along with some promising looking legislation that may be signed into law soon.
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House Minority Leader VIncent Candelora, R-North Branford, has been criticizing the state’s new quasi-public family leave authority for months over delays in setting up a payroll deduction system to fund such paid leaves starting next year. But now he’s raising a new issue the authority’s award of a no-bid contract to a Democratic political operative.
A Helena lawmaker is hoping the third time s the charm for a proposal to provide paid family leave insurance.
Rep. Moffie Funk, a Democrat, is carrying House Bill 228. It would create the Montana Family and Medical Leave Insurance program, which would be funded by equal contributions from workers and employers.
From that pot of money, people needing leave for the birth, adoption or fostering of a child, to care for a family member with a serious medical condition, or recover from their own medical issue, could receive full or partial wages while away from their job. We have all either experienced ourselves or know someone who has experienced a serious illness or who has had to help a sick or aging family member or, more happily, welcoming a new family member, Funk told the House Business and Labor Committee on Wednesday. These can be extremely stressful times and families should not have to struggle to make ends meet, or keep their job while facing these challenges.