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Essential steps to creating an emergency plan for your business

Business Management Daily

Technology-caused events. These rules should be included in a telework agreement, spelling out exactly how working from home should be done. Without clear rules, working from home may reduce rather than enhance productivity. Then there’s the Family and Medical Leave Act.

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Accommodating working parents during COVID-19

Business Management Daily

Each of these factors impacts the employer’s options under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The FFCRA provides two types of paid leave to working parents, emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) and paid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ).

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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. Paid time off and Emergency FMLA leave. Mandated federal paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA) ended December 31, 2020.

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Coronavirus options for employers

Business Management Daily

If the test is positive, they shouldn’t return to work until they have been symptom free for 24-hours without medication. Employees who develop symptoms at work should be separated from co-workers and sent home immediately. The same applies if they are needed to care for an ill family member.