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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. Alternatively, a previously symptomatic, employee may return to work after two negative tests at least 24 hours apart.

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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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What New Leave, Stimulus Legislation Mean for HR and Employee Communications

Flimp Communications

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the second piece of legislation, makes provision for paid sick or family leave for reasons related to the COVID-19 outbreak. Its focus is narrow , and the money affects only a few sectors of the medical and insurance business.

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Working parent discrimination may be the newest legal headache for employers

Business Management Daily

Employers who fire women with childcare responsibilities more often than similarly situated men may violate the Civil Rights Act. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects employees from discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, or national origin. Women report rising early to get work done before children wake.