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Employee Benefits: The Only Guide You Need

Achievers

The term “employee benefits” is used regularly, but often with a limited, traditional definition in mind. Federal and state mandated benefits include health insurance, worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, and required leave time for caring for family and/or personal medical purposes.

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New CDC guidelines affect return to work plans

Business Management Daily

New Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines offer an updated definition of “close contact.” For employers, the “close contact” definition comes into play when tracing contacts in the workplace. Alternatively, a previously symptomatic, employee may return to work after two negative tests at least 24 hours apart.

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Workplace boundaries: Examples to create a healthier work environment

Business Management Daily

Do not equate the act of setting boundaries at work with selfishness. Rather, understand how work boundaries assist with performance and job satisfaction. They promote better mental health and work-life balance. However, times exist when she really needs team members to leave her alone. Ask Patricia.

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

Flimp Communications

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the second piece of legislation, makes provision for paid sick or family leave for reasons related to the COVID-19 outbreak. Its focus is narrow , and the money affects only a few sectors of the medical and insurance business.

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Telecommuting Discrimination – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

I work for a company that sometimes allows employees to work from home. However, several of my co-workers have been told that they cannot work from home if they have children that are home with them. By definition, telecommuting is when an employee works from home.

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Comprehensive Guide to the Best Employee Benefits Options for 2024

Empuls

Take the example of a leading technology company where, by just introducing flex-time for its employees, allowing them to work from home, and far better health benefits, the whole approach toward implementing employee benefits was changed. Paid time off (PTO) PTOs include vacation days, sick leaves, and personal days.

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Accommodating working parents during COVID-19

Business Management Daily

Each of these factors impacts the employer’s options under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The FFCRA provides two types of paid leave to working parents, emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) and paid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ).