Episode 41: Get Out the Map: Paid Leave and the State of Play

American Benefits Podcast

Paid leave may not be an “employee benefit,” strictly speaking, in the same way that health coverage and retirement coverage are. But providing it has become a significant pressure point for employers, especially as an increasing number of states and localities have erected their own mandates over the last decade.

In this episode, host Jason Hammersla talks about this slow-motion explosion of paid leave mandates with one of the nation's foremost legal authorities on the subject: Josh Seidman, a partner in the Labor and Employment department of Seyfarth Shaw, LLP.

Together, Jason and Josh talk about the history of state and municipal paid leave statutes, how to think about them in their present form, and what the future holds. We also, somehow, touch on a couple of classic cinematic comedies.

View Josh's bio here: https://www.seyfarth.com/people/joshua-d-seidman.html

Council members can access the State Paid Leave Atlas here: https://www.americanbenefitscouncil.org/atlas