As we previously reported, on July 1, 2020, employees in D.C. will be eligible to receive benefits under the D.C. Paid Family Leave law, which provides employees with up to eight weeks of paid leave to care for a new child, six weeks of paid leave to care for a sick family member, and two weeks of paid leave for a personal illness. Although employees will not be able to receive Paid Family Leave benefits until [...]
In California Ins. Guar. Assn. v. San Diego County Schools Risk Management Joint Powers Authority, 41 Cal.App.5th 640 (October 31, 2019), the California Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court's entry of summary judgement in favor of Mountain Empire Unified School District ("the District") in connection with a judgement requiring the California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) to reimburse the District $129,836.91 for workers' compensation benefits paid to an injured school bus driver ("bus driver"). [...]
On the governmental enforcement front, the past several years have demonstrated that the Trump Administration and its appointed officials at the EEOC have not appreciably deviated from the Commission's spirited pursuit of litigation filings and settlements. This past year, however, posed unique challenges beyond the control of the EEOC. The Commission is a five-seat agency that has operated without a full panel of five Commissioners for the entirety of the Trump Administration. When former Commissioner [...]