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theSkimm | Minhee Kim On April 29, President Joe Biden will mark his 100th day in office. And since 2020 was a year of many crises, he entered the White House with a number of emergent issues to deal with (think: COVID-19, a declining economy, racial and social injustice, police brutality, climate change, and more).  On the campaign trail, he pushed to unite the country during a divisive time, vowing to be a president for everyone – not just for blue or red states. He also campaigned on making the US a world leader and restoring relationships with allies. According to FiveThirtyEight, Bid...

Seyfarth Synopsis:  Headlining the number of employment-related bills California legislators introduced by the February 19th deadline are those that would extend COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave and provide other leaves and accommodations. After last year's pandemic-caused truncation of the 2020 legislative session—in which the governor signed only 372 new laws, the fewest since 1967—many expected the introduction of a large number of bills. Yet "only" 1,560 bills were introduced  in the Assembly this year, the lowest number in six years—though there is no shortage of labor ...

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 st...

Congress Makes Additional Paid Family Leave and Paid Sick Leave Optional The dust has now settled on the new stimulus bill signed by President Trump on December 27, 2020. The changes to the Family First Coronavirus Recovery Act (“FFCRA”) was buried in over 5000 pages of text and provides a choice for employers to continue paid leave benefits to their employees as follows: Congress extended the tax credits for employers who provide both paid sick leave and paid family leave through March 31, 2021. Those credits will continue to be processed as they have been under the FFCRA. Congress did n...

Udall, Moran Bill To Provide Fairness For New Moms In National Guard And Reserve Passes Congress From the Office of U.S. Sen. Tom Udall: WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) – both members of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense – have announced that their Mothers of Military Service (MOMS) Leave Act passed the Senate by a vote of 84-13 as an amendment in the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This legislation will ensure that women serving in the U.S. National Guard and Reserve can take maternity leave without worryin...