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Communication is Key

Florida Workers' Comp

This is a reasonably frequent conversation in the realm of workplace injury and challenges. In recent years, there have been many instances in which employers and coworkers have been similarly challenged to have conversations about exposure to the virus, absence from work, and accommodation.

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How to handle religious objectives to COVID vaccines

Business Management Daily

According to the EEOC , as long as employees’ religious beliefs are sincere, they don’t need to belong to an organized religion in order for them to request an accommodation for those beliefs under Title VII. Whether the accommodation sought is a particularly desirable benefit employees are likely to seek for secular reasons (e.g.,

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Common religious accommodations and how to implement them

Business Management Daily

Creating an inclusive work environment often requires some flexibility around accommodating employees with different cultures, abilities, and beliefs. Employers also have a legal obligation to accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of their employees. Religious accommodations to employee schedules.

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China’s New Overtime Policy: Employees to Have a Better Work-Life Balance

Global People Strategist

For many years, the country paid close attention to overtime work and made decent compensations to accommodate overtime workers. The government made a few changes to overtime policies to effectively accommodate employees. The calculation applies to different categories (based on when an employee works overtime).

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Evolving with the Shifting World of Employment Benefits

HR Digest

Reasons For Providing Employment Benefits There are many reasons to provide workplace benefits to employees, the most important being its role as a sign of appreciation for the employee’s time, energy, and loyalty to the company.

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Excused vs unexcused absences from work and how to handle them

Business Management Daily

No-fault absences The third category is no-fault absences. This may seem like an easier approach from the employer’s perspective, as you won’t have to worry about verifying the reason for employee absences. However, no-fault attendance policies actually tend to create more problems than they solve for employers.

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How to legally manage remote employees

Business Management Daily

Plus, creating a telecommute option opens the door to Americans with Disability Act (ADA) accommodation requests to work at home. Set reasonable and realistic productivity goals for both employee groups. Pets: As with children, set reasonable pet rules for the telecommuting employee. Remote work as a reasonable accommodation.