Maternity and Pregnancy

New and Updated

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  FMLA: Vermont

  Updated to reflect amendments to family and medical leave and short-term family leave, effective July 1, 2025.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Short-Term Family Leave Handbook Statement: Vermont

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect an amendment expanding the definition of qualifying family member, effective July 1, 2025.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  FMLA: Colorado

  Updated to reflect forthcoming amendment regarding paid family and medical leave duration. 

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  New York City Expands Earned Sick and Safe Time

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  FMLA: Washington

  Updated to reflect forthcoming amendments to the paid family and medical leave law.

• Date:

  May 23, 2025

  Type:

  News

  Court Cancels PWFA Abortion Accommodations

  A federal district court has vacated Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) regulations to the extent that they include abortion as a "related medical condition" of pregnancy and childbirth.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Washington Enacts Healthy Starts Act

• Date:

  May 20, 2025

  Type:

  News

  Washington Enacts Several New Employment Laws

  Bills signed into law by Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson in the past week touch on immigration, recordkeeping, workplace violence and more.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  FMLA: Maryland

  Updated to reflect a delay in the effective dates for paid family and medical leave contributions and benefits and to reflect a forthcoming amendment to the Parental Leave Act. 

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Family and Medical Leave Handbook Statement [50+ Employees]: Oregon

  Updated statement and guidance to remove information on child placement leave available under the paid family and medical leave law, effective January 1, 2025.