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Employee Benefits: The Only Guide You Need

Achievers

Federal and state mandated benefits include health insurance, worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, and required leave time for caring for family and/or personal medical purposes. Health insurance, and family and medical leave, are not required for all businesses. Wellness programs .

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Tenth Circuit Says Termination of Miner Was Not Retaliatory

The Workcomp Writer

Lewis went on medical leave beginning in December 2017. The first six months of her leave were covered by short-term disability, and after that she was placed on long-term medical leave. At the time Lewis was hired, she passed the FFDE, including the 80-pound lift requirement.

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Maryland General Assembly Passes New Law - The Maryland Healthy Working Families Act

AssuredPartners

{"ops":[{"insert":"On Friday, January 12, 2018, the Maryland Senate voted 30-17 to override Governor Larry Hogan’s veto of the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act (the “Act”), which passed the Maryland General Assembly last year. nThe Act will become Law in 30 days, unless the General Assembly acts to delay its implementation.

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The future of FMLA points to paid leave

Business Management Daily

The future of the Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ) is taking shape before our eyes. In passing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), Congress authorized limited paid leave for the rest of 2020. In all likelihood, some form of paid FMLA leave will survive the pandemic.

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Paid Leave Can Contribute to an Employer’s Bottom Line

AssuredPartners

{"ops":[{"insert":"The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), P.L. 115-97, signed into law at the end of December 2017 created a Federal Tax Credit for employers that provide paid family and medical leave to their employees in 2018 and 2019. The Credit for employers may total between 12.5% and 25% of the qualifying wages.

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How to create a flu plan that covers every contingency

Business Management Daily

Soon, employees will begin calling off, often requesting FMLA leave. For example, Australia’s 2017 flu season set records for the number of cases. An estimated 79,000 Americans died of flu-related illnesses in the 2017-2018 season. The FMLA covers leave for a sick employee or family members an employee cares for.

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Another Judge Makes the News

Florida Workers' Comp

See Medical Excuse (April 2022). I got some interesting feedback on that situation, and for the most part there was skepticism of the medical excuse, similar to that expressed by the Justice cited there. Her assignment was family law, a jurisdiction that can often involve young children in proceedings. Another news outlet, U.S.