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STUDY: Less Negative Spillover of Paid Parental Leave than Hyped

HR Digest

Employers give paid paternal leave in almost all high-income nations. It includes leaves given to expectant fathers, mothers, and leaves for adoption. Traditionally, all firms are required by international labor laws to give at least 12 weeks of paid leave to women employees who are entering motherhood.

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Issue Commentary: Is Firing Retaliatory Where Injury Prevents Return to Work?

The Workcomp Writer

Even if the injury was due in part, or in toto, to the fault of the employee, fault is not supposed to be an issue within the workers’ compensation scheme of providing medical care and indemnity payments to claimant’s whose injuries (or illness) arose out of and in the course of the employment. Hardaway Mgmt. 3d 250, 256 (6th Cir.

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Ultimate HR Calendar 2023: Key Dates (+How To Celebrate Them)

Vantage Circle

Day, assemble your team to volunteer and carry out acts of service for underprivileged communities, organize food drives, and educate your people about how racism persists in all aspects of our society. Random Acts of Kindness Day: February 17, 2023, Friday. Leave the Office Early Day: June 2, 2023, Friday. Keep it a surprise!