Archive for July 2017

Businesses to Maintain Compliance with Local and Federal Medical Leave Laws In the United States three main levels of employment law can apply to employers simultaneously. Locally, businesses may have to comply with city or county employment law. In addition every state has labor laws and the United States Department of Labor oversees employee to…

Maryland Parental Leave Act Overview for Business Owners The Maryland Parental Leave Act (PLA) went into effect on October 1, 2014. Like Colorado, Maryland legislatures sought to supplement FMLA law and created a new local leave for employees. Specifically PLA requires small employers to provide protected unpaid leave to employees that is related to the…

Oregon Protected Leave The Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) provides an unpaid, protected leave for Oregon Employees. Did you know? OFLA offers leave in addition to Oregon’s Sick Leave Law, and may in some cases overlap the leave offered by the United States’ Family Medical Leave Act. The purpose of this article is to outline…

Washington Laws Govern Sick Leave & Protected Leave Washington State has many labor laws that govern the relationship between the employer and the employee. In addition to the state’s sick leave laws, four of the state’s cities have also passed local sick leave laws. Further, Washington has a family leave act that expands protected leave…

Washington Passes a Family Leave Law In 2007, Washington passed the Family Leave Act (FLA), which expanded the leave provisions provided under the U.S. FMLA. At the time only two other states had FMLA laws, California and New Jersey. Since then, 8 other states have added Family and Medical Leave Laws. The Washington FLA is…