California to implement amended pregnancy regulations Source: Wolers Kluwer’s Employment Law Daily “Several noteworthy changes are in store for California take effect on December 30. The state’s Office of Administrative Law approved the changes on November 30 following an interactive process that included public feedback. “Definitions are changed significantly, starting with a more detailed definition of “disabled by pregnancy.” Lactation is specifically included as a “condition related to pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.” A “perceived pregnancy” is protected and is defined. “Four months”—the duration of available leave—is also revised in order to clarify how to calculate leave. The definition of health care provider is expanded as well. “The new regulations clearly articulate the employer’s duty to reasonably accommodate an employee’s pregnancy. Additionally, they change employers’ obligations regarding reinstatement of an employee after pregnancy leave. Specifically, for an employer to justify not reinstating an employee to a comparable position after pregnancy leave, it must prove either: A. that the employer would not have offered a comparable position to the employee if she would have been continuously at work during the pregnancy disability leave or transfer period, OR B. that there is no comparable position available. “Further, the regulations clarify employers’ health care coverage obligations under pregnancy leave (applicable to employers with five or more full or part-time employees) and under the California Family Rights Act (applicable to employers with 50 or more employees). The time that an employer maintains and pays for group health coverage during pregnancy disability leave must not be used to meet an employer’s obligation to pay for 12 weeks of group health coverage during leave taken under CFRA. This is true even where an employer designates pregnancy disability leave as family and medical leave under FMLA. The entitlements to employer-paid group health coverage during pregnancy disability leave and during CFRA are two separate and distinct entitlements.” The full text of the approved regulations can be found at http://www.fehc.ca.gov/act/pdf/pregnancyregulations/Approved_Preg_Regs_11_30_12.pdf. |
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Dec 22, 2012
California to implement amended pregnancy regulations
Dec 21, 2012
The Ten Most Popular Administrative Law Blawgs For All Times [as of December 20, 2012]
The Ten Most Popular Administrative Law Blawgs For All Times [as of December 20, 2012]
Below, listed in rank order by “Popularity for all time” are the top 10 Administrative Law Blogs so classified by Justia on December 20, 2012 with Internet links to their most recent postings..
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3. bevlog
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The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) annual report is now available on the Internet
The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) annual report is now available on the Internet
Source: Dormitory Authority of the State of New York
Dormitory Authority of the State of New York [DASNY] Chair Alfonso L. Carney, Jr., and DASNY President Paul T. Williams, Jr., advise that DASNY's 2012 Annual Report is now available on the Internet at www.dasny.org/2012AnnualReport*
The Report highlights DASNY's efforts to fulfill its commitment to excellence, innovation and diversity while serving the needs of its public and private clients during 2012.
This includes DASNY’s emphasis on “green construction.” in its pipeline involving 763 projects for health care, higher education and other public purposes with an estimated value of more than $6 billion. For example, residence hall projects at State University of New York campuses at Brockport and Oswego earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design [LEED] Gold certifications while this year DASNY’s headquarters in Albany was awarded LEED Gold status for its existing facilities.
A LEED Certification reflects an independent, third-party evaluation and verification that a building, home, or community was designed and built using strategies aimed at achieving high performance in key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality.
*N.B. In accordance with its "green policies", DSANY's 2012 Annual Report is only available as a PDF file posted on the Internet.
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