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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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Is addiction a disability under the ADA?

Business Management Daily

The question then becomes, is Joe’s alcohol abuse considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act? If so, what are your obligations as an employer? The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal law that is considered one of the defining pieces of legislature in disability civil rights.

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How prepared are workers’ compensation systems for COVID-19?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

There could, of course, be only one answer to these inquiries, that the influenza, though a great misfortune, could not by any stretch of imagination be considered as an accident arising out of employment. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2004. In 2004, the avian in? Source: 1918 Annual report ibid.,