Epstein Becker: District of Columbia Passes the Nation's Most Expansive Paid Family and Medical Leave Law | Practical Law

Epstein Becker: District of Columbia Passes the Nation's Most Expansive Paid Family and Medical Leave Law | Practical Law

This Law Firm Publication by Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. discusses District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser's February 15, 2017 announcement that she would not veto the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016, the most expansive paid family and medical benefit law in the nation. Beginning on July 1, 2020, the act, passed by the DC Council on December 22, 2016, will guarantee DC employees up to 16 combined weeks of paid family, medical, and parental leave in a 52-week period. The act will become effective following a 30-day congressional review period and publication in the DC register, likely in spring 2017. Within 180 days of the effective date, the mayor must issue rules concerning the implementation of the act. The Law Firm Publication addresses types of leave under the act, interactions with other laws and policies, and the types of employers and employees that are covered.

Epstein Becker: District of Columbia Passes the Nation's Most Expansive Paid Family and Medical Leave Law

by Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Law stated as at 16 Feb 2017 • District of Columbia
This Law Firm Publication by Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. discusses District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser's February 15, 2017 announcement that she would not veto the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016, the most expansive paid family and medical benefit law in the nation. Beginning on July 1, 2020, the act, passed by the DC Council on December 22, 2016, will guarantee DC employees up to 16 combined weeks of paid family, medical, and parental leave in a 52-week period. The act will become effective following a 30-day congressional review period and publication in the DC register, likely in spring 2017. Within 180 days of the effective date, the mayor must issue rules concerning the implementation of the act. The Law Firm Publication addresses types of leave under the act, interactions with other laws and policies, and the types of employers and employees that are covered.
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