Global People Strategist

JANUARY 14, 2023

The recently passed Employment (Amendment) Bill 2021 in Malaysia marks a historic milestone for protecting employees’ rights to time off. The new laws significantly increase paid maternity leave while introducing employer-paid paternity leave in Malaysia – an unprecedented development.

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Business Management Daily

JANUARY 13, 2021

The FFCRA – the first comprehensive federal paid leave law – set the floor for COVID-19 leave. Its sunset doesn’t mean, however, that employers are off the hook. Instead, they have to deal with a patchwork of leave laws – some specific to COVID and some not. However, employee entitlements to paid leave were not.

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Business Management Daily

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

These questions were submitted by participants of a recent FMLA training program and answered by speaker and employment lawyer, Anniken Davenport. A: Employees generally cannot refuse to take telework when the absence is for school closures if their employer offers them the opportunity to do that telework around the child’s schedule.

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Business Management Daily

MARCH 13, 2020

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. Paid sick days for personal and family care.

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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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Insperity

MARCH 17, 2020

Because public health conditions can change rapidly, it’s critical for employers to know: How to help protect employees and customers How to continue business operations during a pandemic How to rely on official sources to stay informed How to manage and mitigate organizational risks How to navigate potential legal issues that may arise.

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Business Management Daily

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Firing disabled workers is one of the riskiest moves an employer can make. The ADA requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodation to disabled employees. Employers may not discriminate against an employee or applicant because the person needs an accommodation. Employers need to prepare for that trap.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

It is quite likely that as the situation unfolds, we might see employers continue to rapidly evolve. Communications about wage, benefits policies, and sick leave are still a focus, as is support in FMLA, and general family wellbeing. Performance Appraisal. Money talks, honey. While organizations that face a survival threat (e.g.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

It is quite likely that as the situation unfolds, we might see employers continue to rapidly evolve. Communications about wage, benefits policies, and sick leave are still a focus, as is support in FMLA, and general family wellbeing. Money talks, honey. While organizations that face a survival threat (e.g.

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Business Management Daily

AUGUST 24, 2020

That time would be paid under the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA). Schools weren’t expected to remain shuttered longer than the time off the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Act (EFMLA) provides. That leaves teleworking parents with few options. Employers may also ask for supporting documentation.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

JANUARY 31, 2021

In many jurisdictions, second-wave peaks in new infections, hospitalizations and deaths are yet to come. Longer claim durations can contribute to worse outcomes for workers and costs for employers. How much say, if any, should an employer have over ergonomics, ventilation, or safety of a home office?

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Griffin Benefits

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

If the Arizona measure passes, it’s likely to be replicated in other states where progressives have successfully introduced ballot measures to accomplish what conservative legislators would not, such as expanding Medicaid, raising the minimum wage, and establishing paid sick leave. THE IMPACT ON EMPLOYER GROUP HEALTH PLANS.

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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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