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Camps are closed: Is your employee eligible for paid leave?

Business Management Daily

But the fact that school’s out this year, coupled with camps and other summer programs not opening, spells paid employee leave under the FFCRA (otherwise known as the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ). Did employees’ children attend the same camp or program during 2018 or 2019? FFCRA Background. Proceed with caution.

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10 Quick Highlights from SHRM’s 2018 Benefits Report

Best Money Moves

SHRM’s 2018 employee benefits report is out and we’ve got 1 on topics like healthcare, retirement, paid leave, and wellness programs. Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)’s 2018 Employee Benefits report is here just in time for National Wellness Month! Unused Paid Leave. Smoking Costs.

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4 Big Employee Benefits Trends for Family Planning

Best Money Moves

Paid Leave Benefits Are Expanding. Paid leave offerings are expanding as employers strive to meet the demands of employees’ personal lives. Maternity leave is offered by more than 40 percent of employers of all sizes, from employers who manage fewer than 50 employees to companies with more than 10,000 employees.

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Combat COVID-19 Burnout With These 3 PTO Strategies

Best Money Moves

In 2018, there were 768 million unused vacation days according to the US Travel Association – that’s an average of 6.5 According to XpertHR’s P aid Leave Survey 2021, 41% of paid leave plans are PTO bank plans. In these plans, most or all paid leave is bundled together for non-distinguishable use.

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Paternity leave in Massachusetts: What employers need to know

Genesis HR Solutions

The State Of Paternity Leave In Massachusetts & Around The U.S. In our article Paternity leave in 2018: Where the U.S. It does not require paid leave—about 14% of companies that do offer paid paternity leave do so by choice. In 2015, the language was updated to read unpaid parental leave.

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Want to offer support for caregivers of aging relatives? Read this

Insperity

The number of Americans ages 65 and older is projected to nearly double, from 52 million in 2018 to 95 million by 2060, according to Population Reference Bureau’s “ Fact Sheet: Aging in the United States.” As the nation’s population ages, more employees are taking on the role of caregivers. And it’s a trend that’s only picking up steam.

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Parental Leave for New Dads: Companies That Boosted Their Paternity Leave

HR Digest

However, some employers are putting more efforts to tackle parental leave issues squarely – more companies are improving their parental leave policies for both new moms and new dads. Between 2018 and 2016, paid maternity leave jumped 10 percent, according to a study published by the SHRM.