August 10, 2017
Paid Family Leave

Is This Paid Family Leave's Moment?

Laurie Berke-Weiss and Alex Berke were excited to discuss paid family leave on the Akerman WorkedUp Podcast, hosted by Matthew Steinberg.  Listen to them discuss the recent proliferation of state and local paid family leave statutes; paid family leave and the progressive movement; how millennials are shaping the debate; federal paid family leave proposals; benefits v. compliance for employers; and paid family leave law litigation and enforcement trends.

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Federal Trade Commission Proposes Ban on Non-Compete Clauses in an Effort to Protect Employees

January 19, 2023
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The FTC is proposing a ban on non-complete clauses in the United States.

New Study Shows Paid Parental Leave Has Mental Health Benefits

January 17, 2023
Paid Family Leave
Pregnancy Discrimination
A new meta study published in The Lancet finds that parental leave, especially paid leave, has numerous benefits, both for parental health and economic health, and leave is especially beneficial for mothers.

New Study of Employees With Long COVID Demonstrates Need for More Workplace Accommodations

January 12, 2023
Disability Discrimination
Since the beginning of the pandemic “long COVID” remains a new and poorly understood condition both for medical experts and people suffering from the condition. For workers, this has had a significant impact on their ability to remain productive at work.
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