Workers' Compensation Perspectives

JANUARY 31, 2021

Manufacturers shifted from making car parts to respirators and from distilling vodka to producing hand sanitizer. It may not mean universal paid sick leave but the incentives and penalties regarding illness in many workplaces will have to be re-examined and managed differently. Supply chains took time to adjust.

Workers’ Compensation 52

Workers’ Compensation Paid Sick Leave Work From Home Healthcare 52

HR Management Activities

JULY 20, 2020

Because illness, death in the family, and other personal reasons for absences are unavoidable and understandable, many employers have sick-leave policies that allow employees a certain number of paid absent days per year. Absenteeism tends to be highest in governmental agencies, utilities, and manufacturing firms.

PTO 40

PTO Paid Sick Leave Disability Insurance Manufacturing 40

Insperity

JANUARY 31, 2019

For example, the IT department can probably still operate if Gloria calls in sick. But if Gloria works on a manufacturing line and her coworker can’t leave until she clocks in, then her absence impacts productivity and team morale immediately. Of course, this assumes that Gloria’s absenteeism is not a larger pattern of behavior.

Paid Sick Leave 62

Paid Sick Leave PTO Media Manufacturing 62

Insperity

DECEMBER 27, 2018

For example, up until recently in New Jersey, different cities and townships had their own paid sick leave laws. Let’s say, for instance, a state is about to enact new paid sick leave requirements. From city to city in many states, the requirements for HR-related regulatory compliance can vary.

Paid Sick Leave 52

Paid Sick Leave Professional Employer Organization Government Salary 52

Business Management Daily

APRIL 1, 2021

Employers will get tax credits for providing paid time off to get vaccinated and to deal with vaccination side-effects. In addition, employees who already used their leave received a new bank of time April 1, 2021. This applies to the 10 days of Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL).

Family and Medical Leave Act 64

Family and Medical Leave Act Employment Paid Sick Leave Taxes 64

Abel HR

JANUARY 28, 2021

Rounding out the top five were Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) leave violations (144), wage and hour disputes (113) and disability discrimination (95). In the first half of 2020, the law firm Fisher Phillips reported that 283 Covid-19 workplace lawsuits had been filed.

Family and Medical Leave Act 52

Family and Medical Leave Act Paid Sick Leave Manufacturing Medical 52

Insperity

MARCH 2, 2019

For example, the IT department can probably still operate if Gloria calls in sick. But if Gloria works on a manufacturing line and her coworker can’t leave until she clocks in, then her absence impacts productivity and team morale immediately. Of course, this assumes that Gloria’s absenteeism is not a larger pattern of behavior.

Paid Sick Leave 40

Paid Sick Leave PTO Media Manufacturing 40