The Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog, published by Jackson Lewis P.C., focuses on legal developments and compliance issues related to employee disability accommodations, leave policies, and health management in the workplace. It covers topics such as paid leave laws, workplace protections for conditions like menstruation and menopause, state and local leave law updates, and employer obligations under various disability and health-related statutes. The blog also addresses practical guidance for managing accommodations, interactive processes, and evolving regulations impacting employer leave and health management practices across different jurisdictions.
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The Department of Labor’s recent opinion letter provides important reminders to employers about the proper method for calculating an employee’s available leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, especially for employees whose schedules include mandatory overtime. You can read…
Beginning July 1, 2028, benefits under California’s paid family leave program will be available to eligible employees taking leave to care for a designated person. Read more about this new development from our California colleagues here.
On October 7, 2025, the Senate confirmed President Trump’s nomination of Brittany Panuccio as the third Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Commissioner giving the EEOC the quorum needed to make significant policy changes such as amending or adopting new regulations…
The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave has announced the 2026 weekly benefit amount and contribution rates for employers and employees under the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act.
As of Jan. 1, 2026, the benefit contribution rate remains…
The State of Texas asked the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this week to reconsider its case challenging the validity of the entire Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). Texas filed suit against the federal government shortly after President Biden…
Oregon employers should prepare to update their paid sick leave policies to comply with recent amendments. Effective January 1, 2026, blood donation will be added to the list of reasons permitted for taking time off under Oregon’s paid sick leave…
Beginning June 1, 2026, Illinois employers with at least 16 or more employees will be required to provide unpaid parental leave to employees with a child who is a patient in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker…
As of August 28, 2025, paid sick leave will no longer be required in Missouri. Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed House Bill 567, officially repealing Missouri’s voter-enacted paid sick leave law.
Under Missouri’s short-lived paid sick leave law, beginning…
On August 1, 2025, Illinois enacted amendments to its Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act (“Act”), which will take effect on January 1, 2026.
Under the Act, Illinois employers must provide reasonable break time to employees who need to…
