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Comprehensive Guide on Maternity Leave Laws by State

HR Digest

The United States lacks a federal maternity leave policy , making it the only high-income nation without mandated paid leave for new mothers. While 96 percent of countries provide some form of paid maternity leave, and 81 countries extend this benefit to new fathers, the U.S.

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The future of FMLA points to paid leave

Business Management Daily

The future of the Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ) is taking shape before our eyes. 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.

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

Insperity

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) is part of the federal government’s effort to minimize the economic impact felt by American families dealing with the COVID-19 global pandemic. Together with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, also enacted by the U.S.

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A closer look at the Families First Cornoavirus Response Act

Business Management Daily

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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Paid Leave Can Contribute to an Employer’s Bottom Line

AssuredPartners

{"ops":[{"insert":"The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), P.L. 115-97, signed into law at the end of December 2017 created a Federal Tax Credit for employers that provide paid family and medical leave to their employees in 2018 and 2019. The Credit for employers may total between 12.5% and 25% of the qualifying wages.

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Post-COVID record keeping — what you’re required to keep

Business Management Daily

Then Congress passed a series of laws designed to protect employees, provide limited paid leave, and help employers pay workers. The Families First Coronavirus Relief Act. The Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA). The Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ) doesn’t either.

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New CDC guidelines affect return to work plans

Business Management Daily

The guidance states that employees who have shown symptoms whether they have tested positive or not can return to work if: at least 10 days have passed from the onset of symptoms; at least 24 hours have passed without a fever with the employee not using any fever reducing medications; and. improvement in other symptoms.