Many states are updating their laws surrounding workplace rights and paid leave. This blog touches on some of the most recent and crucial updates made to local laws involving paid leave and worker rights.

CALIFORNIA

The City of San Francisco has amended its Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance to require covered employers to provide those who have been employed for at least six months with predictable and flexible work arrangements to care for parents, children, or other family members with serious health conditions, unless such arrangements would cause undue hardship to the employer. Employers who deny the request for predictable and flexible work arrangements must engage in an interactive process with the employee to attempt to find a mutual agreement.

COLORADO

• The Division of Labor Standards and Statistics from the Department of Labor and Employment has made minor revisions to its Whistleblower, Anti-Retaliation, Non-Interference, and Notice-Giving Rules (“Colorado WARNING Rules”). The Colorado WARNING Rules implement and enforce various Colorado employment laws, including the Public Health Emergency Whistleblower Act and the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.
• The State of Colorado has updated its workplace public health rights poster, which took effect June 1, 2022.

DELAWARE

The State of Delaware has enacted legislation (Senate Substitute 2 for S.B. 1) that establishes a family and medical leave insurance program, effective July 1, 2022. Beginning January 1, 2025,...

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