Paid Family Medical Leave and Paid Sick Leave Laws: A Multi-State Guide

In this paid sick leave and family leave webinar, learn the upcoming updates related to – legal PTO policy, carryover and notice/posting requirements, PTO leave with protected leave under FMLA, PTO accrual rates, PTO and the exempt employee, pregnancy disability leave, caps on vacation banks.

• What an effective, legal PTO policy looks like
• The new executive order requiring federal contractors to grant paid sick leave to employees
• Where paid sick leave laws have passed or are being considered across the country
• Requirements concerning carryover and notice/posting requirements
• PTO recommended practices on tricky issues, including partial-day absences, use of accrued PTO during furloughs, a “use it or lose it” policy, and structuring your PTO bank
• Combining PTO leave with protected leave under FMLA – the when and how to do it
• What you need to know before changing PTO accrual rates
• Cashing out unused time -- PTO counts as a wage under state law
• PTO and the exempt employee: When you can dock their pay without jeopardizing the exemption
• Legal ways to institute caps on vacation banks
• How PTO works when an employee is eligible for pregnancy disability leave or paid family leave

Do you offer paid sick leave to your employees? Currently, eight states, plus the District of Columbia, and over twenty localities have paid/earned sick/safe leave laws on their books - and that number is growing - so soon you may not have a choice.

Paid-leave regulations are getting complicated. As support grows for (and some business groups push against) a national law mandating paid family leave and paid sick days, some states, cities and individual organizations are out in front—adopting measures of their own. This proliferation and mishmash of regulations can make staying in compliance challenging.

Keep up to date on this unfolding topic by registering now for our newest Webinar Managing the Complexities of Paid Sick and Family Leave Laws. Understand the legal developments and your obligations. Know how to adjust your policies, how to respond to leave requests … how to comply.

• H.R. Professionals at all levels
• HR Managers
• Payroll managers
• HR Personal
• Leave administrators
• Benefits administrators
• Senior Management
• Managers
• CFO’s
• Controllers
• Payroll professionals
• Business owners
• CEO’s

Janette Levey Frisch, has over 20 years of legal experience, more than 10 of which she has spent in Employment Law. It was during her tenure as sole in-house counsel for a mid-size staffing company headquartered in Central New Jersey, with operations all over the continental US, that she truly developed her passion for Employment Law. Janette operates under this core belief: It is possible, and it is in an employer’s best interest, to proactively solve workforce challenges before they become problems, before they result in lawsuits or steep fines caused by government audits. Janette works with employers on most employment law issues, acting as the Employer’s Legal Wellness Professional — to ensure that employers are in the best position possible to avoid litigation, audits, employee relations problems, and the attendant, often exorbitant costs. Janette authors the firm’s weekly blog, where you can read each week, in plain English (not legalese) about issues impacting employers today. Janette has written articles on many different employment law issues for many publications, including EEO Insight, Staffing Industry Review, @Law, and Chief Legal Officer. Janette has spoken and trained on topics, such as Criminal Background Checks in the Hiring Process, Joint Employment, Severance Arrangements, Pre-Employment Screening among many, many others. Janette serve on the Workplace Violence Prevention Institute, a multi-disciplinary task force, dedicated to providing, holistic, proactive and cutting-edge solutions and resources for employers committed to ensuring a safe workplace.