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Year-In-Review: ERIC Defeats Redundant New Jersey Emergency Paid Sick Leave Proposal

ERIC

ERIC fought back against SB 3827 , convincing state lawmakers that the paid leave measure proposed by the bill was costly, duplicative, and unnecessary. The post Year-In-Review: ERIC Defeats Redundant New Jersey Emergency Paid Sick Leave Proposal appeared first on The ERISA Industry Committee.

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The future of FMLA points to paid leave

Business Management Daily

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to keep sick workers out of the workplace. In passing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), Congress authorized limited paid leave for the rest of 2020. In all likelihood, some form of paid FMLA leave will survive the pandemic. FMLA basics.

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Employee Benefits: A Key Part of Job Compensation

Money Talk

Vacation pay is part of a worker’s income and is fully taxable on federal and state income tax returns. Paid Sick Leave- With this benefit, workers are paid but allowed to stay home when they, or sometimes a family member, are sick. Leave may be uniform for all employees (e.g., Like vacation time.

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California HR law update — what employers everywhere need to know

Business Management Daily

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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Update: What you need to know about pandemic leave policies in 2021

Business Management Daily

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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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA): What you need to know

Insperity

The FFCRA: Provides federally mandated emergency paid sick leave Expands the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and provides emergency provisions for coverage and eligibility Expands unemployment insurance benefits Provides employer tax credits to qualifying employers for certain costs related to the implementation of this law.

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February HR News Worth Review

Higginbotham

Employer Takeaway. California Passes Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave. Covered Employers and Employees. The new law applies to employers with more than 25 employees. Supplemental paid sick leave must be provided in addition to any accrued paid sick time required under California law.