"Perhaps the most significant proposed rule, which employers should act on immediately, would allow employers to keep existing policies intact, without any changes, as long as the policy provides at least 40 hours of paid leave that can be used for any reason."  MORE >>

"While the Cook County Ordinance closely resembles the [Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers (PLAW) Act], such that one employer policy can likely be used to cover employers with employees anywhere in Illinois besides Chicago, the Chicago Ordinance is different in many respects and will require its own special treatment.... [J]ust as there were (and still are) substantial inconsistencies and questions left with the PLAW Act, the Chicago Ordinance leaves even more open issues and is in desperate need of clarification and rules."  MORE >>

"The Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance supersedes the preexisting Cook County Earned Sick Leave Ordinance and requires employers to offer paid leave that can be used for any reason to most Cook County employees. Effective Dec. 31, 2023, the new Ordinance entitles covered employees to earn and use up to 40 hours of paid leave annually."  MORE >>

"[A recent Tenth Circuit] case is notable because it represents the first US court of appeals to establish the elements required to state a claim under the current 2013 MHPAEA final regulations; it also provides us with an opportunity to consider how things might differ if the proposed regulation is adopted as a final rule." [E.W. v. Health Net Life Ins. Co., No. 21-4110 (10th Cir. Nov. 21, 2023)]  MORE >>

19 pages. Authored by experts from eight jurisdictions, this paper navigates the complexities of workplace policies and includes detailed examinations of regulations in Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Uganda, and Delaware and Massachusetts in the United States.  MORE >>