On January 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter (FMLA2025-01-A) clarifying when an employer ...

OPM is allowing federal employees to donate their paid leave time to fellow feds impacted by the ongoing wildfires in ...

The start of 2025 means new laws in California are set to be introduced. These laws will shape the way families manage their ...

As more states implement paid family leave programs, employers increasingly are faced with questions about how these state programs interact ...

Moms who have undergone C-sections could even receive up to 22 weeks off, including up to four weeks before the scheduled due ...

According to the new IRS guidance, issued on January 15, employers may deduct payments made toward mandatory state leave programs as an excise tax. Employees can deduct their contributions as income ...

Spaulding Law’s seminar covered a long list of workplace law changes including minimum wage, overtime, travel, and labor ...

Greg Wyman, whose family previously lost their own home to a fire, says he is forever changed from the experience.

Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday morning announced an increase to paid family leave and disability benefits for California residents on claims filed in the new year. The benefit increase that ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. What you need to know: California boosted Paid Family Leave and Disability Insurance benefits up to 90 percent of regular pay ...

California paid family leave (Assembly Bill 2123) changed at the beginning of 2025 as well. The law now reflects the dropping of a former rule for employees to use two weeks of accrued vacation as ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A new California law aims to ease the financial burden during some of life's biggest transitions and challenges. This year, paid family leave and disability benefits ...