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Holiday travel and workplace safety during COVID-19 Pandemic

Business Management Daily

Organizations must understand the legal requirements, how to handle employees who travel, and the impact their PTO policy may have on employee safety. Review paid leave rules. This sick leave is paid at 100% of their regular rate of pay, up to $511 a day. Reevaluate your PTO policy.

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Exploring Medical Leave Laws in America: What You Need to Know

HR Digest

However, it’s important to note that using vacation or sick leave for medical reasons may limit the amount of time you have available for other types of leave. Paid Leave in Other Countries As mentioned earlier, many other countries have more generous paid leave policies than the United States.

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IRS’ tips from the top at 2020 APA Virtual Congress

Business Management Daily

Specifically, he commented that many states’ paid sick leave laws were enacted long before covid-19 became a household word and those laws still apply. Some of those laws, according to Garboden, already cover such covid-19 items as business and school closures, stay-at-home orders and exposure to communicable diseases.

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The deep dive on OSHA’s COVID vaccine mandate

Business Management Daily

While OSHA calls its policy a mandatory policy, you retain some flexibility: Your policy can exclude employees whose health or religion prohibits them from getting shots or employees for whom medical necessity requires a delay in vaccination. Your policy can require only certain employees to be vaccinated (e.g.,

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Employee Benefits Guide for 2023: What Employers Need To Know

Vantage Circle

Paid Time Off Benefits PTO benefits give employees time to rest, recover, and spend with family. Here's a closer look at three jewels in the PTO crown: Vacation Vacation time allows employees to explore the world, relax on sandy shores, or unwind at home. They are valuable for employee well-being.

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Employee handbook examples and sample policies

Business Management Daily

Flexible work hours or telecommuting opportunities are also becoming a popular perk for employees. Post-covid, employees have increasingly expressed a desire to have continued flexibility to work from home in at least some capacity. Here’s a flexible work arrangement policy example for your employee handbook.