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What New Leave, Stimulus Legislation Mean for HR and Employee Communications

Flimp Communications

New Expanded Leave Policies, Familiar Loopholes and Limits. The FFCRA carries the potential to transform the American sick-leave situation. Basically, it states that you get two weeks of paid sick leave if you are ill or quarantined or if you’re caring for a sick family member, and all at full pay.

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Performance Appraisal & Rewards in Response to COVID-19

HR Digest

And the lessons from most recent events in the last 20 years like the relatively mild swine flu (H1N1) in 2009, the dot-com bubble of 2001, and the 2008-09 Great Recession, are nowhere near suitable to withstand the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Spanish flu).

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Shaping Performance & Rewards in Response to COVID-19

HR Digest

And the lessons from most recent events in the last 20 years like the relatively mild swine flu (H1N1) in 2009, the dot-com bubble of 2001, and the 2008-09 Great Recession, are nowhere near suitable to withstand the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Spanish flu).

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The future of FMLA points to paid leave

Business Management Daily

Employers could elect to substitute paid leave for unpaid leave. Leave could be taken on a continuous or intermittent basis. The National Defense Authorization Act of 2008 introduced another type of leave to the FMLA. Several large cities have passed paid sick leave ordinances as well.