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New CDC guidelines affect return to work plans

Business Management Daily

New Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines offer an updated definition of “close contact.” For employers, the “close contact” definition comes into play when tracing contacts in the workplace. Two laws impact the return-to-work decision: the Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ) and The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).

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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. Current federal law on pandemic leave.

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Accommodating working parents during COVID-19

Business Management Daily

Each of these factors impacts the employer’s options under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The FFCRA provides two types of paid leave to working parents, emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) and paid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ).

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FMLA calendars are muddied by expiring COVID relief

Business Management Daily

With the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) set to expire, employers can’t just roll back their leave policies to 2019. Calendar options under the Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ) were devised long before COVID and the FFCRA. Using the Calendar Year for FMLA leave.

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AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT CONTAINS MANY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS RELATED PROVISIONS

Benefits Notes

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “ARPA”) into law. All group health plans that provide major medical benefits subject to federal COBRA rules are subject to the ARPA COBRA rules. Subsidized COBRA. The ARPA contains several new rules which impact COBRA benefits.

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Everything You Need to Know When an Employee Takes a Leave of Absence

Insperity

As an employer, how can you minimize the effects an employee’s leave of absence can have on your business, while still providing the time away from work your employees need? Learn what to do when employees request a leave of absence from work and how to minimize the impact of their leave on your business.

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Everything You Need to Know When an Employee Takes a Leave of Absence

Insperity

As an employer, how can you minimize the effects an employee’s leave of absence can have on your business, while still providing the time away from work your employees need? Learn what to do when employees request a leave of absence from work and how to minimize the impact of their leave on your business.