Webinar Recording: Guidance on Paid Family Leave Laws - Part XI: Paid Family Leave Roadmap: Staying Ahead of 2025 Changes and Preparing for 2026

About the Program

A Special Multi-Part Series: Guidance on Paid Family Leave Laws

Paid family and medical leave requirements continue to evolve, creating significant compliance challenges for employers operating across multiple jurisdictions. This multi-part series is designed to provide practical guidance and actionable strategies for managing these complexities.

Join us as we break down the latest developments, highlight jurisdiction-specific obligations, and share best practices for updating policies and processes.

Part XI: Staying Ahead of 2025 Changes and Preparing for 2026

As 2025 draws to a close, employers face a rapidly shifting landscape of paid family and medical leave programs. With multiple mandatory state programs set to launch in the first half of 2026, next year promises to reshape employer compliance requirements across key states.

In this timely session, our experienced leave law practitioners:

Explore the impending paid family medical leave programs in Delaware, Minnesota and Maine as employers make final preparations for the laws’ respective benefit “go live” dates,
Analyze recent amendments to select paid family medical leave programs, including in Colorado, Washington, and Rhode Island,
Forecast potential paid family medical leave developments that could materialize at the state and federal levels in 2026 and beyond,
Share practical tips for updating policies and processes to stay compliant and minimize risk.

Speakers

Josh Seidman, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Jean Wilson, Senior Counsel, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Renate Walker, Associate, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Ashley Casey, Associate, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Learn more about our Leaves of Absence Management and Accommodations practice.

Prior and Future Installments of the PFL Webinar Series

Part I: Spotlighting Massachusetts, Connecticut, Washington and Washington, D.C. Paid Family Leave Developments.

Part II: Spotlighting California, Colorado, New Jersey, New York and Oregon Paid Family Leave Developments

Part III: Guidance on State and Local Paid Sick Leave and Paid Family Leave Laws, With a Federal Twist

Part IV: Spotlighting Federal, Connecticut, Washington D.C., Oregon, and New Hampshire Paid Family Leave Developments

Part V: Spotlighting Connecticut

Part VI: Spotlighting Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland & D.C.

Part VII: Spotlighting Colorado, Oregon, and Washington State Paid Family Medical Leave Developments

Part VIII: Comparing State PFML Laws and Mid-Year 2023 Legislative Updates

Part IX: Paid Family and Medical Leave Law Comparisons, Challenges and Federal Outlook

Part X: New Programs and Compliance Challenges for 2025

Future Parts of the Seyfarth Paid Family Leave Webinar Series will continue to track federal paid family leave legislation, and corresponding developments and activity at the state and local levels. Please be on the lookout for additional details as they become available.

Additional Paid Family Leave Resources

To continue to assist employers in navigating the constantly evolving patchwork of Paid Family Leave laws, Seyfarth's Leaves of Absence Management & Accommodations practice is pleased to offer a Premium Paid Family Leave Laws Survey, our Take It or Leave It Podcast, as well as our Legal Updates in this space. Please reach out to our speakers or email paidleave@seyfarth.com if you are interested in learning more about these resources.

If you have any questions, please contact Kate Stacey at kstacey@seyfarth.com and reference this event.

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