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Offering elder care benefits to caregiver employees

Higginbotham

As the number of elderly individuals requiring care grows, its becoming increasingly important for employers to offer benefits that meet the needs of their caregiver employees. Despite this growing need, 79 percent of employers do not provide elder care benefits to their employees.

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How to identify and support a depressed employee

Business Management Daily

Depression and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Collaborating with a depressed employee is not only a caring thing to do, it also may be legally necessary. It provides certain employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year. It also requires that their group health benefits be maintained during the leave.”

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Is addiction a disability under the ADA?

Business Management Daily

The question then becomes, is Joe’s alcohol abuse considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act? The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal law that is considered one of the defining pieces of legislature in disability civil rights. If so, what are your obligations as an employer? street”) drugs.

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Types of Employee Leave

BerniePortal

There are many different types of employee leave a company can offer their employees, including both paid and unpaid leave. There is, however, one form of employee leave that employers do not get to choose whether to offer or not. Federally-Required Leave. Family and Medical Leave : FMLA.

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Prioritize Financial Well-being in the Workplace

Empuls

Legal assistance – Employee-sponsored legal assistance can offer legal support or access to lawyers and attorneys to help with family law, community laws, fraud, Medicare, tax assistance, identity theft, unemployment benefits, or transactions with legal implications. Healthcare coverage – Health is wealth.

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Your Due Diligence HR Compliance Checklist

HR Digest

Documents that contain sensitive/confidential information such as social security numbers, drug test results, or medical data should be stored in confidential employee files with limited access. (Do Americans with Disabilities Act. COBRA and unemployment benefits. Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act.