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Paid Family Leave by State Number Increasing in U.S.

HR Digest

According to the most recent BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) data, 23% of private industry workers regularly have access to paid family leave. states offering family leave laws, the answer should be yes. So, what is paid family leave? states offering family leave?

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FMLA leave is complicated by sunsetting COVID relief act

Business Management Daily

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act’s (FFCRA) pending sunset creates challenges for employers and employees seeking FMLA leave for COVID related reasons. The FFCRA expanded Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ) rights and funded paid leave for many pandemic-related reasons.

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New Federal Law Mandates Paid Sick Leave & Enhanced Unemployment for Workers Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic

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Update: What you need to know about pandemic leave policies in 2021

Business Management Daily

Pandemic leave policies are a hot topic in 2021 after many of the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act’s (FFCRA) federal mandatory provisions expired at the end of 2020. The FFCRA – the first comprehensive federal paid leave law – set the floor for COVID-19 leave. Others are on altered schedules.

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The American Rescue Plan Act: COBRA Subsidies and Other Employee Benefit Changes

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “Act”) was signed into law on March 11, 2021. The Act increases the amount an employee can exclude from the employee’s income and contribute to a dependent care assistance plan from $5,000 to $10,500 for the year 2021 only. Dependent Care Assistance Plan.

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Compliance Roundup: NY and the FFCRA Regulations & 2021 ACA Affordability Rates

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California HR law update — what employers everywhere need to know

Business Management Daily

These cover the gamut from paid sick leave and medical leave, occupational safety rules, and expanded coverage for more family members like parents-in-law. California Family Rights Act (CFRA) changes. This provision followed an expansion of coverage under the CFRA in 2021.