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Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Information for Employers

Patriot Software

The Connecticut paid sick leave law was the first state-mandated paid sick leave in the United States, dating back to 2012. In 2024, the state passed a major Connecticut sick leave expansion that begins in 2025. Do you have to pay your employees for sick days in CT? If so, how many days do you […] Read More

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Auto Enrolment Pension Staging Date: A Guide for Employers

Employee Benefits

Auto Enrolment Pension Staging Date: A Guide for Employers Whether you’re exploring the possibility of establishing a new auto enrolment pension for your company, or if you’ve already got one in operation pension auto enrolment staging dates might puzzle you. How do you determine your staging date, and why does it matter?

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Top 5 HR trends for 2012

Achievers

With high unemployment & debt levels, a renewed appreciation of family & friends and emphasis on health issues in North America, it wasn’t surprising the top resolutions for 2012 are weight loss, getting more sleep, reading more books, making better money decision and journaling “awesome moments in life.”.

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What the class of 2012 can teach us about employee engagement

Achievers

What’s the best way to attract top talent from the Class of 2012? recently polled over 8,000 students across the country to uncover the Class of 2012’s expectations about entering the workforce. recently polled over 8,000 students across the country to uncover the Class of 2012’s expectations about entering the workforce.

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Issue Commentary: Florida Court Holds Employer May Not Blow Hot and Cold

The Workcomp Writer

Employer denying claim on broad jurisdictional grounds cannot later defend tort action with exclusive remedy defense. The decision emphasizes that employers should be careful in denying claims on overly broad bases. Background Bastien sustained serious injuries when he was shot by a coworker at the employer’s facility.

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Iowa: Death Benefits Awarded Where Evidence of Suicide Found Insufficient

The Workcomp Writer

Background Heather Blasdell sustained a work-related ankle injury in 2012 while employed by Linnhaven, Inc. The employer contended benefits should be denied pursuant to the “willful injury” defense found in Iowa Code § 85.16(1). Blasdell , 2024 Iowa App. LEXIS 787 (Iowa Ct. 30, 2024)]. It argued that Blasdell’s death was a suicide.

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Divided R.I. High Court Says Workers’ Comp Release Was Sufficiently Broad to Bar Discrimination Claim Against Employer

The Workcomp Writer

The majority held the terms of the release signed by the injured worker were unambiguous and clearly released the employer from all claims that the worker might be able to file against the employer, including those that might be filed with the state’s Human Rights Commission. Background.