A Special Multi-Part Series: Guidance on State and Local Paid Sick Leave and Paid Family Leave Laws, With a Federal Twist

Prospects for Federal Paid Leave Mandates Under the Biden Administration

In the past few months, members of Congress have introduced several bills to mandate paid sick leave (“PSL”) and paid family leave (“PFL”) nationwide. President Biden has signaled his support for some of these proposals. As the country’s paid leave patchwork continues to evolve and impose perplexing and burdensome compliance obligations on even the most well-intentioned employers, businesses of all sizes are asking — when will we see a federal PSL or PFL mandate on private employers and will that mandate resolve the state and local paid leave patchwork?

In this unique combination webinar, we will examine the current federal leave law landscape and provide insight into the latest federal PSL and PFL legislation, including high level substantive details, potential impact on the patchwork of state and local leave laws, and prospects going forward.

Topics that will be covered during the webinar include:

• Updates on the status of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, including tax credits for covered employers that voluntarily provide emergency paid sick time and expanded family medical leave benefits;
• An overview of the Family and Medical Leave Act and federal contractor paid sick leave mandate under Executive Order 13706;
• A discussion of the Healthy Families Act legislation and the potential federal paid sick leave obligations it would impose on private employers;
• Highlights of various federal paid family leave proposals, including: (A) PFL under the Biden Administration’s American Families Plan; (B) the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act (better known as the FAMILY Act); and (C) the recently introduced Building an Economy for Families Act.

Speakers
Tracy M. Billows, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Stan Hill, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Joshua D. Seidman, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Part 1 of our PSL webinar series involved an informative and detailed look at the New York State, New York City, and Westchester County paid sick and safe time laws. Part 2 of our PSL webinar series examined the paid sick and personal leave mandates in Colorado, Maine and New York. Part 3 of our PSL webinar series examined COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave mandates.

Meanwhile, Part 1 of our PFL webinar series involved an informative and detailed look at recent and upcoming PFL developments in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Washington and Washington, D.C. Part 2 of our PFL webinar series examined the PFL laws in California, Colorado, New Jersey, New York and Oregon.

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Future Parts of Webinar Series

Forthcoming Seyfarth paid leave webinars will cover a number of additional significant topics and developments, including, among other topics, vaccine paid leave mandates, the status of new and existing COVID-19 supplemental PSL mandates, and updates on paid leave litigation and enforcement activity.

This webinar is accredited for CLE in CA, IL, NJ, and NY. Credit will be applied for as requested for TX, GA, WA, NC, FL and VA. The following jurisdictions accept reciprocal credit with these accredited states, and individuals can use the certificate they receive to gain CLE credit therein: AZ, CT, ME, NH. The following jurisdictions do not require CLE, but attendees will receive general certificates of attendance: DC, MA, MD, MI, SD. For all other jurisdictions, a general certificate of attendance and the necessary materials will be issued that can be used in other jurisdictions for self-application. To request CLE credit, fill out the recorded attendance form and return it to CLE@seyfarth.com. If you have questions about jurisdictions, please email CLE@seyfarth.com. CLE credit for this recording expires on 06/08/2022.