Insights and events

Leave and Accommodation law updates, including ADA, PWFA and FMLA

Sun Life's Employment Law Team hosted a webinar on October 15, 2025 with updates on leave and accommodation law compliance. They covered key issues related to the ADA and PWFA, including job-protected leave, work-from-home arrangements, and service animals as accommodations, as well as special guidance on accommodating mental health conditions.

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Absence, ADA, & Compliance

Updates and answers to your questions on COVID-19 vaccines and more

December 13, 2021

Sun Life U.S President, Dan Fishbein M.D. hosts a panel discussion with PinnacleCare’s Chief Executive Officer, Miles Varn M.D. and Dr. Cassandra Pierre, Medical Director of Public Health Programs and Associate Epidemiologist to discuss the current state of COVID-19.

What employers need to know about federal infrastructure negotiations and vaccine mandates

October 20, 2021

Hear about how President Biden’s recent infrastructure proposal and vaccine mandate could affect employee benefits and employers.

Let’s increase life insurance awareness

September 20, 2021

COVID has given us hindsight into how crucial having life insurance is, showing that we never know when the unexpected could befall us. Sun Life AVP Sheila Waitr Sokolski talks about her personal experience with the important of needing life insurance. 

Compliance 2021 mid-year update: Key leave, accommodation and COVID developments

June 17, 2021

Get the latest on leave and accommodation laws and requirements, and compliance updates regarding what you can and cannot do in the workplace regarding COVID-19 vaccinations.

The First 100 Days: The Biden administration's impact on the employee benefits industry

April 01, 2021

How the current political environment is shaping President Biden’s legislative agenda & what to watch for in the Infrastructure proposals, including the potential for increased individual and corporate tax rates and a national Paid Family & Medical Leave program.

Year-in-review: Key absence and disability compliance developments from 2020

January 01, 2021

Learn about the latest COVID-19 orders and regulations impacting employers, vaccines and issues for employers, non-COVID legislative changes during 2020, and recent FMLA and ADA jury trials and settlements.

COVID-19 Vaccines and the path forward

January 01, 2021

Dan Fishbein, MD, President of Sun Life U.S., moderated a panel of distinguished experts: Dr. Michael Rosenblatt, Harvard Medical School Board of Fellows and Chief Medical Officer, Flagship Pioneering, and Dr. Benjamin Linas, Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at Boston University and Infectious Diseases Doctor at Boston Medical Center, discussing: factors for success in vaccination effort, lessons learned in the COVID-19 pandemic, considerations for our future health security and economy, and more.

Connecticut Paid Family and Medical Leave webinar

November 01, 2020

Marjory Robertson, AVP & Senior Counsel, Abigail O’Connell, Senior Counsel and Jonathan Kemp, Product Management discuss what you need to know about Connecticut Paid Family and Medical Leave.

The final countdown: 2020 Pre-Election Update

October 01, 2020

Prepare for Election Day on November 3rd with our latest analysis on how the vote may impact the ACA and more.