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How to prepare the workplace for a coronavirus pandemic

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Key FLSA rules for paid leave, working from home and sick time. Your sick leave policy can allow employees to work from home, if they’re up to it. This should be indicated on your sick leave request form. Nonexempts who work from home must be paid for their working time.

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Snow days and the FLSA

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Collaterally, once you have paid them, you can discipline them for not seeking said permission to work from home. Nonexempts who are working from home must keep track of their working and nonworking times, such as meal and rest breaks. They can use accrued paid leave if they have any.

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Flu IQ: Know who—and how—to pay during the upcoming flu season

Business Management Daily

The FFCRA’s paid sick leave provisions (and the tax credits used to reimburse employers for providing it) apply through the end of the year. Nonexempt employees who can’t work because they have regular, seasonal influenza don’t qualify for paid leave under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Flu rules for nonexempts.

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Your October payroll questions answered

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Must we factor internet allowances into non- exempt employees ‘ overtime calculations? Under final regulations issued in December 2019 , reimbursements to non-exempts for their substantiated business expenses can be excluded from their regular rate calculation when you’re figuring their overtime rate. It depends.

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Emerging Trends in Employment Laws for 2022

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Other legal issues that must be addressed in the new year include the question of leave laws that are paid by the state as well as overtime rules. The new policies may address face coverings, screening protocols, sick leave, testing for Covid-19 and more. Laws for Paid Leave. Booster Shots in 2022.

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Essential steps to creating an emergency plan for your business

Business Management Daily

overtime labor, outsourcing, expediting costs, etc.). 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. Delayed sales or income. Increased expenses (e.g.,

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Trends in HRM That Contribute To the Value of Employee Engagement

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It means that those tasks that employees can do from home, let them. Working from home also saves company resources and expenses since it cuts down unnecessary costs. Employees can also take care of their health better when they are at home trying to meet company deadlines. Workplace Wellness.