Labor Days

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s labor and employment practice

Score One for Dads in Massachusetts: New Law Requires Small Employers To Provide Paternity Leave

Under a new law signed by the former Massachusetts governor on January 7, 2015—just one day before he left office—fathers in Massachusetts will be guaranteed up to eight weeks of unpaid job-protected paternity leave…

New Illinois Law Requires Employers to Provide Reasonable Accommodations for Pregnancy-Related Conditions

Public Act 98-1050 went into effect on January 1, 2015, in Illinois. See 775 Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. 5/2-101. The new law requires employers with one or more employees to provide a reasonable accommodation for job…