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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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DOL cites businesses illegally denying FFCRA leave

Business Management Daily

Businesses denying employees leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) have found themselves under the Department of Labor’s (DOL) ire. Because of the generally low dollar amounts in question, attorneys have not been quick to take up the cases of employees who claim they were illegally denied FFCRA leave.

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

AssuredPartners

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DOL Moves Forward with FFCRA Revisions Due to New York Court’s Ruling

AssuredPartners

Department of Labor (DOL) has indeed decided to move forward with issuing revised regulations under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) after a New York federal district court struck down several of the previous provisions of the DOL’s final rule governing emergency family leave and paid sick leave last month.

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How to create, implement and enforce a time and attendance policy

Insperity

This conversation definitely applies to your company as well. They tend to prefer open-ended paid time off (PTO) to allow more time to attend to family obligations, enjoy more travel opportunities and even engage in volunteer activities – with the caveat that as long as work gets done, it’s OK. And you’d be wrong. Absenteeism.