Renate Walker

Aug 5, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Sara Fowler |Joshua Seidman |Renate Walker

What You Need to Know: On July 31, 2024, the Michigan Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Mothering Justice et al. v. Attorney General et al., holding in a 4-3 ruling that Michigan’s current paid sick leave law, the Paid Medical Leave Act, is unconstitutional and reinstating the State’s Earned Sick Time Act of 2018. This resolved nearly six years of uncertainty as to the status of paid sick leave in Michigan. Michigan’s Paid Medical Leave Act has been in effect since March 2019.

Mar 15, 2024 | mondaq.com | Marlin Duro-Martinez |Christina Duszlak |Joshua Seidman |Renate Walker

Seyfarth Synopsis: With each passing year, the country's patchwork of mandatory state paid family and paid family medical leave (collectively, "PFML" or "PFL") laws continues to evolve and expand. Why is this existing patchwork so challenging for employers? Look no further than how varied these laws are in terms of their substantive and procedural components.

Mar 8, 2024 | lexblog.com | Marlin Duro-Martinez |Christina Duszlak |Joshua Seidman |Renate Walker

By Marlin Duro-Martinez, Christina Duszlak, Joshua D. Seidman, and Renate M. Walker  Seyfarth Synopsis: With each passing year, the country’s patchwork of mandatory state paid family and paid family medical leave (collectively, “PFML” or “PFL”) laws continues to evolve and expand. Why is this existing patchwork so challenging for employers? Look no further than how varied these laws are in terms of their substantive and procedural components.

Mar 8, 2024 | lexology.com | Christina Duszlak |Joshua Seidman |Renate Walker

Seyfarth Synopsis: With each passing year, the country’s patchwork of mandatory state paid family and paid family medical leave (collectively, “PFML” or “PFL”) laws continues to evolve and expand. Why is this existing patchwork so challenging for employers? Look no further than how varied these laws are in terms of their substantive and procedural components.