Ashley M. Casey

Apr 29, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Debbie Caplan |Ashley M. Casey |Joshua Seidman

What You Need to Know: Governor Kathy Hochul approved the Fiscal Year 2025 New York State Budget (the “NYS 2025 Budget”) on April 20, 2024. Several leave-related topics affecting private employers are impacted by the NYS 2025 Budget. Most notably, a new paid prenatal personal leave entitlement was added to Section 196-b of the New York Labor Law, i.e., the New York State Paid Sick Leave Law.

Jan 2, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Ian Capell |Ashley M. Casey |Sara Fowler

What You Need to Know: On December 14, 2023, the Cook County Board of Commissioners (the “Cook County Board”) passed the new Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance (the “Ordinance”). The Ordinance is effective December 31, 2023 and will replace the current Cook County Earned Sick Leave Ordinance. The Ordinance closely resembles the Illinois’ Paid Leave for All Workers Act (the “PLAWA”), which goes into effect on January 1, 2024.