Webinar
Managing paid time off across states: Compliance strategies for HR
When: 2pm ET, Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Duration: 60 minutes
Paid time off (PTO), including vacation and sick time, remains one of the most valued employee benefits. At the same time, the growing patchwork of state and local paid time off laws has made leave administration one of the most complex compliance challenges that employers face. Organizations must determine which laws apply, coordinate overlapping requirements, and maintain consistent practices while minimizing compliance risk. For multistate employers, particularly those with remote and hybrid workforces, the challenge is even greater. In many cases, a one-size-fits-all PTO policy is no longer practical, requiring employers to balance jurisdiction-specific requirements with the need for administrative consistency.
In this 60-minute webinar, attorneys Joshua Seidman, Christine Costantino and Renate Walker will examine the most pressing paid time off issues affecting multistate employers and share practical strategies for building compliant, sustainable time off programs. They will discuss how remote work arrangements complicate paid time off administration, highlight common compliance pitfalls. They will also explore approaches to structuring PTO benefits across jurisdictions with differing accrual, carryover, notice, and usage and payout requirements and show how to design paid time off programs that balance compliance obligations with business goals and workforce needs.
Attendees will learn to:
- Identify key paid time off compliance challenges and avoid common pitfalls for multistate employers
- Design time off programs that address varying accrual, carryover, usage and notice requirements
- Apply strategies for consistent time off administration across jurisdictions to mitigate risk
- Structure time off benefits to meet statutory requirements while maintaining benefit flexibility
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When: 2pm ET, Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Duration: 60 minutes
About the speaker
Joshua D. Seidman
Joshua provides clients with strategic and practical business solutions on a broad spectrum of complex HR issues, with a specific focus on nationwide paid leave and leave of absence matters. He co-leads Seyfarth’s Leaves of Absence Management and Accommodations team.
Joshua advises employers strategically and extensively on leave and absence management, most notably on nationwide compliance with federal, state, and local paid sick and family leave laws. He guides clients on how to comply with other significant leave, absence management, and accommodation laws, including the Family and Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, state vacation time laws, flexible scheduling laws, and many other rules and regulations.
Joshua is widely regarded for his vast knowledge in the leave and accommodation space, regularly conducting presentations, attending and speaking at conferences, publishing articles, and being quoted in the media on this topic in terms of national considerations and strategies and state and local developments.
Christine M. Costantino
Chrissy is an experienced employment litigator, specifically defending management against claims of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful termination, breach of contract, employment-related torts, and other related matters in administrative, state, and federal court proceedings and arbitration.
Chrissy defends employers in actions brought under Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FLSA, FMLA, and various state statutes. She also represents employers in litigation involving restrictive covenants and related non-competition matters. Chrissy has extensive deposition and courtroom experience and has successfully achieved favorable resolutions for numerous clients through various alternative dispute resolution measures.
Chrissy advises clients on preparing employment agreements and drafting and implementing employment policies. She also represents management in collective bargaining negotiations and assists clients in navigating contemplated employment actions while ensuring compliance with federal and state law.
Renate M. Walker
Renate uses the practical experience she gained as a human resource professional to provide her clients with practical guidance and implement effective strategies to resolve the legal and operational challenges associated with employment-related matters. Renate advises clients on a broad range of employment-related matters, including handbook and policy drafting, leaves and accommodations, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
Renate is experienced in running internal investigations and conducting workplace training on employment-related topics such as sexual harassment and positive employee relations.
Before becoming an attorney, Renate worked as a human resource professional for nearly a decade. She partnered with in-house and outside counsel to respond to charges of discrimination filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and similar state agencies. This experience frames her approach to advising clients on employment-related matters.
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