How Paid Sick Leave Laws Apply to Household Employment
Several states and cities have enacted – or plan to put in place – paid sick leave laws. These programs often cover all employers – even those with only one worker including families with a nanny, senior caregiver, housekeeper, or others who work in their homes....
New York’s HERO Act Imposes New Employer Requirements to Help Prevent Spread of Airborne Infectious Diseases
In an effort to prevent the exposure and spread of coronavirus and other airborne infectious disease outbreaks and maintain safe workplaces, New York State just passed the Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO Act). The law adds two new sections to New York Labor Law...
Virginia Passes Three Domestic Worker Protection Bills
The Virginia General Assembly recently passed three bills extending employment protections for household employees in the state. One of the bills (SB 1310) expands worker protections to household employees by ensuring they are covered by workplace health and safety...
Paid Sick Leave Updates for Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York
Paid sick leave programs continue to grow in popularity with nine states and Washington, D.C. providing or planning to offer some sort of mandatory paid family and medical leave to employees. The start of 2021 has seen changes to a few of these paid sick leave...
