The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) gives eligible employees job-protected, unpaid leave. While the FMLA covers about 60 million private sector employees, roughly two-in-five…
By Sarah Helden, Law Street A new law recently implemented in New York City is a significant step in the right direction for improving the rights…
By Rachel L. Swarns, New York Times Shiv Puri gathered his employees together after the lunchtime rush last week to deliver the big news: This year,…
By Jill Cueni-Cohen, Human Resource Executive Online As a general rule, Americans are bred to be hard workers, even when they’re sick. However, a recent…
By Bryce Covert, ThinkProgess.org When you get sick, you shouldn’t need to worry about losing pay or even your job. It seems like a simple concept….
Louis Lista, Owner of The Pond House restaurant, Hartford Testimony for Labor and Public Employees Committee In support of SB 913 - AN ACT MANDATING…
By Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations As New Jersey’s policymakers consider establishing a minimum standard for paid sick days, the Center for Women and…
Melissa Anders, MLive LANSING, MI — The Michigan Senate passed a contentious bill to prohibit local units of government from requiring employers to provide a certain…
Rita Pyrillis, Workforce A number of states and cities across the country have recently passed bills that require employers to provide paid sick days, sparking fierce…