Effective Jan. 1, 2026, Granite State employers with at least 20 employees must provide employees with up to 25 hours of unpaid leave to attend medical appointments associated with childbirth, postpartum care, and their infant’s medical appointments within the first
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The POWER Act: Strengthening Worker Protections
On May 27, 2025, Philadelphia enacted the Protect Our Workers, Enforce Rights Act (“POWER Act”), amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code as it pertains to the following sections: “Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces,” “Wage Theft Complaints,” “Protections for Domestic
Iowa Requires Equal Treatment for Adoptive Parents by Employers
On May 19, 2025, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed House File 248, which requires employers to treat adoptive parents the same as biological parents under certain circumstances. Specifically, if an employee adopts a child up to six years of
2025 Changes to Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program
Washington has amended its Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program by making several key changes.
In a significant departure from the former landscape, the amendments extend job restoration rights to employees of smaller employers than previously. Before amendment, the
Vermont Expands Family Leave Protections: New Entitlements and Broader Definitions
Vermont Governor Phil Scott has signed legislation extending the protections of the state’s unpaid family leave law. The expansion extends safe leave, bereavement leave, and qualifying exigency leave to employees of employers with ten or more employees. The law also
Nebraska’s New Sick Leave Law Explained
On June 4, 2025, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed LB415, which amends the Nebraska Healthy Workplaces and Families Act (“HWFA”). Initially passed via ballot initiative in November 2024, the HWFA mandates paid sick leave for most employers and employees in
Maryland Clarifies Parental Leave Law: FMLA-Covered Employers Now Exempt
Takeaways:
- Starting October 1, 2025, Maryland employers who are covered by the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) are no longer required to comply with the state’s unpaid parental leave law.
- Senate Bill 785 changes the definition of “employer”
Increased Workplace Protections for Volunteer Emergency Service Providers in Montana
Takeaways
- Only certain volunteer emergency service providers and members are subject to HB 128.
- Employers may not terminate volunteer emergency service providers or members after their probationary period has ended for being absent or late to work due to performing
USERRA Amendments: What Employers Need to Know
The Dole Act recently amended and expanded employment protections afforded veterans by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). Read more about amendments to USERRA’s anti-retaliation provisions, potential remedies, and more here: Increased Workplace Protections for Veterans: Dole
EEOC Is Permanently Enjoined From Enforcing Portions of PWFA Final Regulations and EEOC’s Title VII Guidance On Harassment in the Workplace Against Catholic Employer Organization
On April 15, 2025, the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota issued its decision granting partial summary judgment to the Catholic Benefits Association, on behalf of its members and the Bismarck Diocese (collectively the CBA). The