Earlier this year, one of the oldest and largest financial institutions in the United States agreed to pay $5 million to resolve a discrimination claim filed by a male employee who alleged the bank’s parental leave policy was biased against dads. The settlement resolved a 2017 complaint brought by the American Civil Liberties Union alleging […]
Tag: Parental Leave
Hey Compliance Warriors! As an employer, making sure that we have great employee engagement is key in any organization. It helps the working environment. More importantly, it also makes for successful businesses. Here’s some great information on how parental leave can affect that engagement. Read on…
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San Francisco Paid Parental Leave Law Approved
Good Morning San Francisco! No, this isn’t a failed attempt at a Full House throw-back-Thursday on a Wednesday. This is the hot new happening in San Francisco! On Thursday, March 31st, 2016 the city’s board of supervisors unanimously approved legislation requiring businesses to provide employees with six weeks of fully paid parental leave. This makes the […]
Philadelphia Enacts Paid Sick Leave Ordinance for Virtually All Employers The following article was published by Litter Mendelson on February 14, 2015 Authors: Ben Huggett and Barbara Rittinger Rigo After seven years and two previous vetoes, on February 12, 2015, Philadelphia City Council passed, and Mayor Michael Nutter promptly signed into law, the Promoting Healthy […]
And he needs time off. Well, it’s a good thing Massachusetts has replaced the state Maternity Leave Act with the Parental Leave Act. Effective April 7, 2015, the Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act will be replaced by the Parental Leave Act (“PLA”) which broadens the scope of the Maternity Leave Act by providing parental leave rights […]