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Second Circuit: Employers May Be Responsible for Determining if FMLA Leave Applies

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February 9, 2017

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The Second Circuit recently stated that employers are responsible for requesting additional information from an employee in order to determine if the employee is eligible for FMLA leave.

Minimum Wage Update

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A number of states’ and localities’ minimum wage rates will increase in 2017. Below is a chart of upcoming wage increases.

June Updates

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This HR Alert addresses the following topics:
  1. U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Rule on Contraceptive Coverage Decisions
  2. U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Revises Statute of Limitations on Constructive Discharge Claims
  3. EEOC Doubles Poster Violation Penalty Fine
  4. EEOC Provides Guide for Using Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation under ADA
  5. California Businesses Now Have Time to Fix Accessibility ADA Violations
  6. California Paid Sick Leave Coverage Expanded to In-Home Workers
  7. Los Angeles, CA Doubles Paid Sick Leave, Effective July 1, 2016
  8. Santa Monica, CA’s Paid Sick Leave Implementation Delayed to 2017
  9. Georgia: Franchisors are not Employers of Franchisees or Franchisees’ Workers
  10. Many Tennessee Employers Soon Required to Use E-Verify
  11. Vermont Passes Ban-the-Box Legislation

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Vermont Becomes Fifth State to Pass Paid Sick Leave Law

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January 1, 2017

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On March 9, 2016, Vermont joined four other states in requiring all private employers statewide to provide paid sick leave benefits to their workers. Beginning in 2017, Vermont employees who work at least 18 hours per week will accrue three days of paid sick leave.  The law includes a phase-in period for small employers (meaning five or fewer employees), who will not be subject to the law until 2018.

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