UpstartHR

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Can an employee be docked on a yearly/scored performance evaluation for using their paid sick leave benefit for legitimate medical appointments? The Purpose of Employer Paid Leave. Lots of Issues with Sick and Vacation Time. Avoid the hype of “unlimited paid time off”

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Business Management Daily

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

New laws and court rulings have changed the already complicated Human Resource landscape for California employers. Recent legislation signed into law by Governor Newsom has only further muddied the waters for employers trying to stay in compliance. Smaller employers — those with 25 or fewer employees — now must pay $14 per hour.

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AssuredPartners

MARCH 19, 2020

In addition, employers are prohibited from requiring the employee to find a replacement coworker to cover their hours and are also prohibited from requiring employees to utilize existing paid time off in place of the EPST.

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Business Management Daily

MARCH 13, 2020

6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act very soon. Stay tuned: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act is intended to be the first tranche of relief to help employees and employers deal with the work-related impacts of the coronavirus outbreak and the COVID-19 illness the virus causes.

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Business Management Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

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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Business Management Daily

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The change may seem minor, but it will have a large impact on employer’s reopening plans. Employers should incorporate this latest guidance into their reopening plans. For employers, the “close contact” definition comes into play when tracing contacts in the workplace. All employers with fewer than 500 employees are covered.

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Genesis HR Solutions

AUGUST 16, 2021

Recently, we’ve heard questions from many small business owners who are wondering how to handle sick leave in Massachusetts. What is Massachusetts’ paid sick leave policy? Massachusetts employees have the right to take up to 40 hours of paid sick leave each calendar year under the Massachusetts paid sick leave law.

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Genesis HR Solutions

AUGUST 16, 2021

Recently, we’ve heard questions from many small business owners who are wondering how to handle sick leave in Massachusetts. What is Massachusetts’ paid sick leave policy? Massachusetts employees have the right to take up to 40 hours of paid sick leave each calendar year under the Massachusetts paid sick leave law.

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Business Management Daily

JANUARY 13, 2021

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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Business Management Daily

APRIL 10, 2020

Accommodating working parents can be very challenging for employers as we all react to the COVID-19 pandemic. Employers have several options to allow working parents to do their job while taking care of their kids. Does the employer still need the employee’s job to be done? Emergency Paid Sick Leave regulations.

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Business Management Daily

AUGUST 12, 2020

The Department of Labor has been busy updating employer advice on the interplay between the coronavirus pandemic and the paid leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act and the FMLA. Families First Act provisions. Fair Labor Standards Act.

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AssuredPartners

MARCH 16, 2020

House of Representatives passed the "},{"attributes":{"color":"#28724f","link":"[link] First Coronavirus Response Act"},{"insert":" (the “Act”) in an overwhelming vote on Saturday, March 14, 2020. Senate is expected to vote on it today.nThe Act will be the second emergency Coronavirus response measure to be passed.

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Business Management Daily

AUGUST 5, 2020

Here’s a sampling of three recent lawsuits that illustrate some of the legal perils that await employers in the coronavirus pandemic age. FFCRA paid sick leave. She told her employer about the test and the recommendation to quarantine. They came back negative, but she still felt sick. FMLA interference.

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Business Management Daily

DECEMBER 8, 2020

FMLA calendar choices may be more complex for employers to make than ever before. With the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) set to expire, employers can’t just roll back their leave policies to 2019. Lawmakers designed them to provide employers with flexibility when scheduling leave.

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Business Management Daily

APRIL 19, 2021

For HR, one of the most difficult FMLA challenges is figuring out exactly how much FMLA leave workers can take. Beyond that, there’s the confusion over last year’s pandemic paid leave laws and the most recent extension. Beyond that, there’s the confusion over last year’s pandemic paid leave laws and the most recent extension.

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AssuredPartners

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

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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Flimp Communications

APRIL 3, 2020

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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HR Digest

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Employees and Employers are in unprecedented times where they are having to juggle work and virtual school. This article does not cover other qualifying factors for Employee leave under the FCCRA. Emergency Family and Medical Leave for Virtual School. Some schools have remained open, with restrictions. 29 U.S.C.A.

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Insperity

DECEMBER 31, 2020

The new calendar year always rings in some employment law changes, and 2021 is no different. This year, many states have enacted changes in employee leave policies; ended or extended some temporary exemptions put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic; and taken steps to improve diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.

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Business Management Daily

AUGUST 24, 2020

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires paid leave for most employees impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Quarantine, testing, treatment, caring for family are all covered. That time would be paid under the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA). FFCRA basics.

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Business Management Daily

APRIL 1, 2021

The Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ) has been in the news quite a bit recently due to its close ties to ongoing COVID relief. Despite this, ignorance is not a sound legal defense and employers need to stay up to date on current rulings. Paid time off and Emergency FMLA leave.

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Business Management Daily

JANUARY 9, 2023

If you’ve tried addressing your stress by taking a mental health day, seeing a therapist, or talking with your employer to no avail, you may need to take the next step. Stress leave from work is one option for an employee to recover & return to their usual self. Why Do Employees Go On Stress Leave? What’s that?

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Business Management Daily

JULY 9, 2021

After the table of contents, you can move on to a thorough list of employment policies including leave policies, company property usage guidelines, your company culture code or mission statement, and non-discrimination policies. At-will employment statement. The at-will employment statement is often followed by a signature line.

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Business Management Daily

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Department of Labor (DOL) enforcement action on the new temporary paid leave provisions. And the first piece of evidence cited in litigation over FFCRA leave or sexual orientation discrimination? Supplemental COVID leave handbook provisions. So are almost all public sector employers regardless of size.

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Business Management Daily

MARCH 26, 2020

In mid-March, President Donald Trump signed into law two significant new federal paid leave laws. Between them, they represent the first national mandate for paid leave of any kind. Employers will have to coordinate both types of leave while also tracking the underlying reason for the absence.

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Business Management Daily

MARCH 20, 2020

Employees affected by the coronavirus pandemic will be eligible for paid sick leave and many will be able to take paid FMLA leave under legislation signed into law March 18. Generally, the law applies to employers with fewer than 500 employees. Emergency paid sick leave. Paid FMLA leave.

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Insperity

JANUARY 9, 2020

Every new year brings new employment laws, and 2020 is no different. There are some big changes employers need to know about at the federal, state and local levels. There’s more to the white-collar exemption than minimum pay , but the minimum salary change is what employers must know to be compliant as of Jan.

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Business Management Daily

MARCH 17, 2020

Coronavirus paid leave for those affected by COVID-19 is on its way. The House of Representatives has passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. It will make millions eligible for paid pandemic leave. It will make millions eligible for paid pandemic leave. This leave is job-protected.

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Business Management Daily

MARCH 23, 2020

In addition, several jurisdictions with paid “sick or safe leave” laws allow workers to stay home for preventive purposes, which may include time spent self-quarantining if the worker has been advised by a physician to do that. How will the coronavirus relief package affect employee leave ? Review relevant orders closely.

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Business Management Daily

AUGUST 11, 2020

Working parent discrimination may be the newest legal headache for employers. Researchers are now also examining the long-term effects on female employment as well. Employers who fire women with childcare responsibilities more often than similarly situated men may violate the Civil Rights Act. The COVID conundrum.

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Business Management Daily

JANUARY 27, 2021

In addition to disrupting how and where employees work, COVID has created a minefield of potential employer lawsuit liability. Employees may file COVID-related lawsuits under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ), or Workers Compensation (WC).

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

According to the most recent BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) data, 23% of private industry workers regularly have access to paid family leave. states offering family leave laws, the answer should be yes. So, what is paid family leave? states offering family leave?

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Business Management Daily

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act’s (FFCRA) pending sunset creates challenges for employers and employees seeking FMLA leave for COVID related reasons. The FFCRA expanded Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ) rights and funded paid leave for many pandemic-related reasons.

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