The Washington Report
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February 8, 2023
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Executive
President Delivers Second State of the Union Address
President Biden delivered his second State of the Union Address on February 7, 2023. Please see the full text for details.
The Remarks of President Joe Biden – State of the Union Address as Prepared for Delivery, is available here.
The Excerpts from President Biden’s State of the Union Address as Prepared for Delivery, is available here.
President Biden Will Release Budget Proposal March 9
President Biden will be releasing the White House Fiscal Year 2024 budget proposal on March 9, 2023.
Other HR/Employment
DOL Announces New Resources for Employees Impacted by Cancer; Rights Under FMLA
Recently, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced in a blog post new resources available for workers living with cancer, their caregivers, and cancer survivors to understand and make use of their rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The resources include:
- A Fact Sheet on taking FMLA leave from work when an employee or employee’s family member has a serious health condition (#28P: Taking Leave from Work When You or Your Family Member Has a Serious Health Condition under the FMLA);
- A new website (Workplace Protections for Individuals Impacted by Cancer), which provides an overview of workplace protections for individuals impacted by cancer;
- A guide (How to Talk to Your Employer About Taking Time Off for Family and Medical Reasons), for talking to employers about taking time off for FMLA reasons; and
- A website for health care providers (Help for Health Care Providers).
The DOL blog post, New Resources for Workers Impacted by Cancer, is available here.
Fact Sheet #28P: Taking Leave from Work When You or Your Family Member Has a Serious Health Condition under the FMLA, is available here.
The new website, Workplace Protections for Individuals Impacted by Cancer, is available here.
The guide, How to Talk to Your Employer About Taking Time Off for Family and Medical Reasons, is available here.
The Help for Health Care Providers website is available here.
Aon Publications
The End Is Near! Biden Announces COVID Emergency Declarations Will End May 11, 2023
On January 30, 2023, President Biden announced that the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) and the National Emergency declaration (NED) will end on May 11, 2023.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services declared the PHE on January 31, 2020, for a 90 days’ period and subsequently renewed the PHE 12 times. The current PHE renewal is set to expire on April 11, 2023. In 2020, then-President Trump declared the NED as of March 1, 2020, for 12 months. President Biden renewed the NED twice, with the latest renewal set to expire on February 28, 2023. According to the latest announcement, the PHE and the NED will be extended until May 11, 2023.
The Aon bulletin is available here.