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The More You Know: Are Employers Required to Give Holidays Off (With Pay)?

Patriot Software

Overtime pay. Paid sick leave laws by state. Minimum wage law. The list goes on and on. Between federal and state workplace laws, there’s a lot that employers need to keep track of. But, what about holidays? Are employers required to give holidays off to employees?

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First impressions of OSHA’s COVID vaccine mandate

Business Management Daily

This counting is done at the corporate level and includes employees on the payroll as of Nov. OSHA suggests these hours count as work hours, not idle time pay, so you should probably watch your overtime calculations for employees who work overtime during the weeks they get their shots. Which employers are covered?

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California HR law update — what employers everywhere need to know

Business Management Daily

These cover the gamut from paid sick leave and medical leave, occupational safety rules, and expanded coverage for more family members like parents-in-law. The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing will administer more rules on family leave , sexual harassment, and much more affecting even small employers.

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Regular rate calculation gets a makeover

Business Management Daily

Nonexempt employees who work longer than 40 hours in a week must be paid overtime at 1.5 15, 2020, allow you to offer more perks to nonexempt employees without having to include those perks in their regular rate calculation when you’re figuring their overtime rate. Cash payments for unused paid leave, including paid sick leave.

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HR Consulting in Boston

Genesis HR Solutions

Payroll processing. Understanding when an Employer can and cannot change time cards or pay without notice, or how overtime pay is calcualted. Ignoring Paid Sick Leave & COVID-19 Leave Requirements. Establishing pay. Record retention. Check out this article for more details.

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HR Compliance: What Every Business Owner Should Know

Genesis HR Solutions

Payroll processing. Understanding when an Employer can and cannot change time cards or pay without notice, or how overtime pay is calculated. Ignoring Paid Sick Leave & COVID-19 Leave Requirements. Establishing pay. Record retention. Check out this article for more details. ).

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New FAQs from the DOL shed more light on paid leave

Business Management Daily

And, according to the DOL’s FAQs , the circumstances under which employees qualify for emergency paid sick leave or paid FMLA leave are more limited than meets the eye. Leave doesn’t apply if you: Close (before or after April 1) because business has dried up.