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Employee Benefits Guide for 2023: What Employers Need To Know

Vantage Circle

Welcome to “Employee Benefits Guide for 2023: What Employers Need to Know.” In the dynamic arena of modern employment, employee benefits aren’t just perks; they are essential components of a thriving organization. The organization pays specific amounts to cover an employee's medical care.

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Musab Hemsi: When it comes to baby loss, employers should not forget about fathers

Employee Benefits

However, employer support is often focused on mothers, with less consideration given to the fact fathers are suffering too. Time off after a bereavement is not specifically catered for in law, but most employers do offer compassionate leave, although some only pay the statutory amount.

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HR Rules and Regulations: A Guide to Compliance

HR Digest

In the field of human resource management, professionals play a crucial role in ensuring compliance with various laws and regulations that govern the employer-employee relationship. Compliance with these laws is essential at every stage of the employment lifecycle, from recruitment to termination.

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3 recent FMLA lawsuits that employers need to be familiar with

Business Management Daily

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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February 2024 HR Update

Higginbotham

This disclosure requirement applies when an employer-sponsored group health plan provides prescription drug coverage to individuals who are eligible for coverage under Medicare Part D. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule implementing a tougher analysis for worker classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

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The American Rescue Plan Act: COBRA Subsidies and Other Employee Benefit Changes

McNees

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “Act”) was signed into law on March 11, 2021. The Act increases the amount an employee can exclude from the employee’s income and contribute to a dependent care assistance plan from $5,000 to $10,500 for the year 2021 only. Credit for Paid Sick Leave and Paid Family Medical Leave.

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The UK workplace sector reacts to the Spring Budget 2023

Workplace Insight

In it he announced what her referred to as his ‘four pillars’ of industrial and productivity strategy, namely: ‘Enterprise’, ‘Employment’, ‘Education’, and ‘Everywhere’. Lysan Drabon, Managing Director Europe, Project Management Institute: “Talking about breaking down barriers to employment is not enough.