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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA): What you need to know

Insperity

Other employees are unable to work because: They’ve been exposed to, show symptoms of, or test positive for COVID-19 and are thus under a quarantine or isolation order from local/state/federal government – or have been advised to quarantine or self-isolate from a health-care provider. Federally mandated paid sick leave.

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Calling in sick: What to do when employees lie

Insperity

On the other hand, a general PTO policy that encompasses both sick time and vacation time rewards employees who don’t have frequent illnesses and discourages people from taking sick days off when they’re not sick. requires that mandatory sick time be available to care for your service dog, and Minneapolis and St.

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Regular rate calculation gets a makeover

Business Management Daily

Caution: Stricter state laws governing the payments that are included and excluded from the regular rate calculation continue to apply. Cash payments for unused paid leave, including paid sick leave. The regs also clarify that payments for all forms of unused leave (e.g.,

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Calling in sick: What to do when employees lie

Insperity

Many companies use the three-day guideline for sick days, but be sure you don’t run afoul of any mandatory sick leave law that your company may be subject to. Chicago, and several other cities and counties have sick-leave laws that require companies provide a certain number of hours of paid sick leave each year.

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Calling In Sick: What To Do When Employees Lie

Insperity

Has Gloria exhausted all of her paid time off and is looking for a way to attend her friend’s bachelorette party? Companies with PTO policies that separate sick time from vacation time may encourage the use of paid sick time when employees aren’t sick. There is a perception that they are “due” those days.

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Employee Benefits Guide for 2023: What Employers Need To Know

Vantage Circle

457 The 457 plan is the financial ace up the sleeves of government employees and a select group of non-profit workers. But here's where it gets intriguing—some government employers also sprinkle a little extra generosity by chipping into your retirement pot. Think of government resources as the rulebook in a game.

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The Potential Regulatory Minefields of Managing Employee Leave

Corporate Synergies

As of this writing, 12 states have expanded the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to add more time off or more classes of people covered. California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Washington have laws covering paid family leave. Five states currently require paid sick leave.