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Four cases came across the wire this week and we have chosen to highlight them all. One case is the first class action lawsuit filed under the FFCRA and concerns potentially millions of people seeking SNAP aid. The three other suits that were filed this week follow a familiar line for anyone who has been reading our updates. People are getting sick or have family members getting sick and are then denied their right to paid leave and are terminated.

Tradition is a hard thing to break, and in some industries, it is proving especially difficult during the coronavirus lockdown that is affecting most of the world. Even “Essential Businesses” in New York, which are allowed to remain open, should be utilizing remote work to the extent possible, and all businesses should be following safety precautions. If you feel unsafe at work, get in touch with us to understand your rights and options.

With expanded Federal paid sick and family leave laws going into effect on Wednesday, April 1st, learn about what both the Federal and New York State laws offer to employees and require for employers.

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced legislation on March 17, 2020, creating emergency job protections and paid sick leave for workers affected by COVID-19.

What employers and employees need to know about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, including expansions to the Federal Family Medical Leave Act and provisions for paid sick leave.

Who should foot the bill or take responsibility for social reproduction as more women were pressed into the workforce, government or the individual? In the US, the answer was resounding: the individual. And this has had significant consequences for working parents since. By placing the responsibility on the individual, almost always the mother, parents have been in a bind for decades and any "choices" available reside in an astonishingly thin sliver of options constrained by structural inequalities

More than 125,600 New Yorkers used Paid Family Leave in 2018. Learn more about upcoming changes to the program, and from the largest US study on Paid Family Leave.

Access to paid parental leave is often difficult, and unequal between mothers and fathers. Learn more on how we can help bridge the gap.

Rosa Aliberti and Alex Berke were published in the November 2017 edition of the Woman Advocate, the American Bar Association's newsletter for women litigators.

Read between the lines of Trump's paid family leave plan and what it could mean for employees and employers.

Employers and employees who have questions about parental leave should talk to an experienced labor and employment law attorney. Learn how we can help.