Guidance on State and Local Paid Sick Leave Laws — Part IX: Unions and Leave Requirements: Examining How the Patchwork of Paid Sick Leave Laws Impacts Collective Bargaining Under the RLA and NLRA

About the Program

Please join us for a multi-part series on recent developments involving state and local mandatory paid sick leave laws. This series aims to offer pragmatic guidance and compliance solutions during an unprecedented, challenging period of continuously changing employer paid sick leave obligations. See below for more detailed information on the topics we will cover in the latest installment of our paid sick leave webinar series. We look forward to your participation.

Part IX: Unions and Leave Requirements: Examining How the Patchwork of Paid Sick Leave Laws Impacts Collective Bargaining Under the RLA and NLRA

The patchwork of state and local paid sick leave laws is constantly changing and evolving, but many employers with unionized workers aren’t fully considering how these changes affect them. It can be costly to assume you are exempt from these changes, and with heightened strike and organizing activity expected in Air and Rail industries next year, and steady increases in paid leave litigation and enforcement, no one can afford to overlook these mandates.

Join our Leaves of Absence Management and Accommodation and Traditional Labor Teams for a joint webinar exploring state and local paid sick leave laws, and how they apply to unions. Our experienced panel provides insight into how these mandates, and related attendance policy considerations impact unionized workforces with a special look at Air and Rail employers, and much more. We also delve deeper into the pitfalls of these laws, the obligations they bestow on employers, and what developments are on the horizon.

Specific topics our panel cover include:

Top trends in recent paid sick leave laws,
How these laws address unions, including a discussion on potentially available exemptions in select jurisdictions and considerations for company attendance policies,
The impact of paid sick leave mandates and developments in organized workplaces,
How Air and Rail employers should approach these mandates,
Where leave laws are heading and what we can expect in the future.

Speakers

Joshua D. Seidman, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Ada Dolph, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Jason Silver, Associate, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Prior and Future Installments of the Webinar Series

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. Part 4 of our PSL webinar series examined prospects for federal paid leave under the Biden Administration. Part 5 of our PSL webinar series provided practical tips to help employers navigate the national PSL patchwork. Part 6 of our PSL webinar series examined New York State and New York City general and COVID-19 paid sick leave laws and how they have evolved during the pandemic. Part 7 of our PSL series took a look at how to navigate two years of COVID-19 paid leave mandates. Part 8 provided an overview of two new paid leave mandates — the New Mexico Healthy Workplaces Act and West Hollywood, CA Compensated Time Off mandate.

Future Parts of the Webinar Series

Forthcoming Seyfarth paid leave webinars will cover a number of additional significant topics and developments, including, among other topics, international leave law considerations, significant forthcoming amendments with the Michigan statewide paid sick leave mandate, and updates on paid leave litigation and enforcement activity.

If you have any questions, please contact Kate Stacey at kstacey@seyfarth.com and reference this event.

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This webinar is accredited for CLE in CA, IL, NJ, and NY. Credit will be applied for as requested for TX, GA, WA, NC and VA. The following jurisdictions may accept reciprocal credit with these accredited states, and individuals can use the certificate they receive to gain CLE credit therein: AZ, CT, 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. Please note that attendance must be submitted within 10 business days of the program taking place. If you have questions about jurisdictions, please email CLE@seyfarth.com. CLE credit for this recording expires on November 29, 2023.