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The importance of disability insurance

Higginbotham

It’s a real risk, and it’s why anyone who depends on a paycheck needs to understand the importance of disability insurance. Why is disability coverage important? If you had a one-in-four chance of losing your house to a flood , you’d probably want to protect it with flood insurance. The FMLA doesn’t guarantee paid leave.

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Rhode Island TCI: Your Questions About the Ocean State’s Paid Family Leave Program Answered

Patriot Software

In 1942, Rhode Island was the first state to offer Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) benefits to employees. Following the success of this program, Rhode Island created the Temporary Caregiver Insurance (TCI) program in 2013. Read on to find […] Read More

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STUDY: Less Negative Spillover of Paid Parental Leave than Hyped

HR Digest

It includes leaves given to expectant fathers, mothers, and leaves for adoption. Traditionally, all firms are required by international labor laws to give at least 12 weeks of paid leave to women employees who are entering motherhood. Maternity leave hurts work-life balance.

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Pregnancy disability leave — who and what are covered

Business Management Daily

Women needing to take time off also may be eligible for pregnancy disability leave (PDL) if no longer able to perform job duties because of pregnancy-related medical conditions. This type of short-term disability insurance coverage may come directly from an employer as part of its benefits package.

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How to evaluate the compensation plan?

HR Digest

Paid leave – holiday, vacation, PTO, sick, personal, bereavement, military pay, jury duty, etc. Disability insurance. Life insurance. What can be included in the total compensation plan varies depending on the employer and position, but here are the most common pieces: Salary/hourly rate. Relocation expenses.

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Can an employee be terminated while on medical leave?

Business Management Daily

Employer Paid-Time Off Policies. There are company-paid time off policies you also must ensure you’re following. So if an employee has accrued paid leave time — absent of federal, state, or local laws, you must allow them to use their time followed by paid leave based on company policy depending on the laws.

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New Laws for 2023 part II

InterWest Insurance Services

Employers with five or more workers will be required to provide up to five days of bereavement leave upon the death of a family member, under a new law starting in 2023. This leave may be unpaid, but the law allows workers to use existing paid leave available to them, such as accrued vacation days, paid time off or sick leave.

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