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Employee benefits for Caregivers in workplaces

HR Digest

People are living longer with more access to medical care and innovations and progress in medicine. Millennials currently make up 25% of caregivers, and given greater longevity among aging and chronically ill family members this number is bound to grow. were able to access paid family leave in 2016. billion per year. ?

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ADA reasonable accommodation checklist

Business Management Daily

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) helps people with disabilities receive the same rights and equal opportunity as everyone else. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces Title I of the ADA. Putting the goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act into action sometimes proves confusing for employers.

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It’s time to review (or create) your document retention policy

Business Management Daily

Courts and government agencies frown upon individual employees selectively keeping or tossing important documents. Employers covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ) are required to make, keep and preserve certain records pertaining to their obligations under the law. Per the U.S. Department of Labor.

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Didlake’s Settlement With the EEOC Results in a $1M Fine

HR Digest

Nonprofit government contractor Didlake has reached a settlement with the EEOC after it was accused of discrimination against deaf employees. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ’s report covering the disability discrimination settlement, Didlake failed to provide accommodations for employees who were deaf and hard of hearing.

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Who should not have access to employee medical records?

Business Management Daily

The COVID-19 pandemic brought mandatory vaccinations and medical screenings to many companies, which has caused some controversy regarding the confidentiality of employee medical information. In particular, many want to know who should and who should not have access to their employee medical records.

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Who should not have access to employee medical records?

Business Management Daily

The COVID-19 pandemic brought mandatory vaccinations and medical screenings to many companies, which has caused some controversy regarding the confidentiality of employee medical information. In particular, many want to know who should and who should not have access to their employee medical records.

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The 1979 Response and History

Florida Workers' Comp

It is possible that better workplaces, increased safety awareness, more ready delivery of medical care, and other attributes could be a simultaneous benefit to employees, employers, and the workplace synergism. As a side-note, I have been critical of the composition of the Commission. See Friends, Romans, Countrymen (March 2022).