PayrollOrg

JANUARY 10, 2025

Effective January 1, 2025, employers in New York are required to provide employees with 20 hours of paid prenatal personal leave, in addition to regular paid sick leave.

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Patriot Software

OCTOBER 10, 2022

With paid sick leave programs on the rise, more and more states are establishing new laws for employers. The Maine paid sick leave law boasts something that no other state can: paid leave for any reason. One state that has taken its law to the next level is Maine.

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Patriot Software

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

On January 1, 2024, employers with employees working in Minnesota are responsible for a new workplace standard—offering paid sick leave. How much do you know about the Minnesota paid sick leave law, known as Earned Sick and Safe Time?

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Patriot Software

APRIL 6, 2023

Are you a new employer in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts? Do you plan on offering your employees paid sick leave? Most employers must provide Massachusetts paid sick leave under state law. If the answer is no, it’s time to reassess.

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Patriot Software

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Do you need to give your employees paid sick leave? If you’re an Arizona employer, you need to know your sick time responsibilities to stay compliant. So, are you ready to brush up on Arizona paid sick leave? Read on for a Q&A on Arizona sick time, learn […] Read More

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HR Digest

MARCH 28, 2025

Are you wondering if your employer can ask for a doctors note for a work absence of just one day? Sick leave policies vary, and while some states limit when employers can request a doctors note, others leave it to employers requirements. A reader asks: Can an employer request a doctors note after an illness?

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Patriot Software

JULY 8, 2019

Typically, employers get to choose whether they want to offer types of paid time off, like sick leave, to employees. Little by little, paid sick leave laws by state are on the rise. If your employees work in a state with mandatory sick […].

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Patriot Software

MARCH 10, 2021

Some states, like California, require mandatory paid sick leave. The majority of California’s employers must offer paid sick leave to their employees. So, what is the California sick leave law? What is the California paid sick leave law?

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HR Bartender

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

This legislation is focused on two hot topics in our workplaces right now – paid leave and flexible work. A Little Background about Paid Leave. Nine states and over thirty localities have implemented some type of paid sick leave legislation over the past few years.

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Global People Strategist

AUGUST 4, 2023

One crucial aspect of ensuring the welfare of employees is the provision of paid sick leave. Australia, renowned for its progressive labor policies, has implemented mandatory paid sick leave as a cornerstone of its workers’ rights framework.

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ERIC

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Importantly, New Jersey workers already have access to substantial state-mandated earned sick leave benefits provided by employers, which were further expanded in 2020 to allow employees to use their leave explicitly for COVID-19 circumstances.

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HR Lineup

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Increased healthcare expenses contribute to the financial burden on both employees and employers. Lack of Paid Sick Leave: Employees who do not have access to paid sick leave may be more inclined to come to work despite being unwell because they cannot afford to miss a day’s pay.

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HR Lineup

JANUARY 10, 2022

Gone are the days when employers and HR professionals offered yearly or mid-year performance feedback. For example, it could be favorable working hours, paid sick leave, etc. Provide Frequent Performance Feedback. If you want to improve employee engagement in the workplace, frequent performance feedback goes a long way.

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Business Management Daily

JUNE 25, 2024

They may have requirements on the minimum number of days or hours of paid sick leave employers in the state need to offer. Currently, 15 states , including Washington, DC, have paid sick leave laws. State laws also govern sick leave policy issues.

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InterWest Insurance Services

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

American employers are trying to meet their workers’ mental health needs as they struggle with burnout and stress from their jobs and finances, according to a new report. The poll also found that only half of workers (48%) had confidence that their employers cared about their well-being. Paid sick leave.

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Business Management Daily

JANUARY 7, 2022

OSHA’s vaccine mandate continues to cause stress and frustration for employers, employees, and many more. That means employers are in limbo as to the fate of this rule. Many employers already have. Private employers’ vaccine mandates have withstood judicial scrutiny time and again. A matter of policy.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

DECEMBER 7, 2023

As of December 31, 2023, all employees physically working in Chicago for at least two hours in a two-week period will earn both one hour of paid leave and one hour of paid sick leave for every 35 hours worked, pursuant to an ordinance passed by the Chicago City Council on November 9, 2023.

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Patriot Software

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Paid sick leave laws by state. Between federal and state workplace laws, there’s a lot that employers need to keep track of. Are employers required to give holidays off to employees? If you’re an employer, you need to know the […] READ MORE. Minimum wage law. Overtime pay. The list goes on and on.

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Patriot Software

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

With paid sick leave programs on the rise, more and more states are establishing new laws for employers. Maine’s paid sick leave law boasts something that no other state can: paid leave for any reason. The post Ready or Not, the New Maine Paid Sick Leave Law Is Coming!

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Griffin Benefits

JUNE 6, 2022

Designing a compliant Paid Time Off (PTO) program is a delicate balance between meeting the evolving needs of your employees and the growing legal requirements set forth at state and local levels. Case in point - mandatory paid sick leave. This particular webinar is divided into three sections.

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Insperity

APRIL 7, 2020

The FFCRA: Provides federally mandated emergency paid sick leave Expands the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and provides emergency provisions for coverage and eligibility Expands unemployment insurance benefits Provides employer tax credits to qualifying employers for certain costs related to the implementation of this law.

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WEX Inc.

MARCH 28, 2020

On March 18, 2020, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the "Act") was signed into law, requiring employers with less than 500 employees to provide paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19.

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InterWest Insurance Services

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The end result is another round of new legislation that employers need to stay on top of. Sick leave law expanded A new law that takes effect Jan. 1 will increase the amount of paid sick leave days California workers are eligible for to five days (40 hours), up from the current three, or 24 hours.

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Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Free period products, paid time off for medical appointments and paid sick leave were the three top-rated support offerings that employees would value.

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Employee Benefits

JUNE 23, 2023

Claire Hunter, people and culture manager at Papier, said: “The pandemic really gave employers the platform to look at financial wellbeing, examine it and discuss it. At Papier, we never assume what people need and we really identify the gaps and listen to their feedback and implement things that really give them more of what they want.

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Wellable

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

It was one way to show why employers should care about employee stress, as it directly impacts the ability of employees to perform at high levels and contribute to the goals and objectives of the organization.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Employees and Employers are in unprecedented times where they are having to juggle work and virtual school. The FCCRA provides emergency paid leave entitlements in response to COVID-19. The FCCRA applies to Employers who have fewer than 500 full-time and part-time Employees in the United States. Emergency Paid Sick Leave.

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Patriot Software

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Paid time off (PTO) is a benefit employers sometimes offer to their employees. PTO can include leave for vacations or personal days. Offering PTO is not federally mandated in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), but there are some state-mandated paid sick leave laws.

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Griffin Benefits

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Employers in Arizona may think they are immune to the nationwide surge in the enactment of Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) programs. This is especially true because there are actions Arizona employers can take now to better adapt in the future. HOW ARIZONA EMPLOYERS CAN PREPARE. ARIZONA'S VOTER REFERENDUM SYSTEM.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

JANUARY 18, 2024

Following a dynamic 2023 coupled with a continually evolving legal landscape, employers may feel that they are left with more questions than answers. During a recent webinar, McDermott’s employment team took a dive into the most pertinent legal updates of 2023 and shed light on uncertainties to prepare employers for the year ahead.

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Best Money Moves

MARCH 31, 2020

All of them are looking to their employers for help to get through this uncertain time. . How employers respond to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic will have a significant impact on recruiting and retention efforts for quite some time. There are a number of ways employers can support employees during the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.

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Patriot Software

APRIL 4, 2022

Nationwide COVID paid leave may have ended in September 2021, but Californians have another state-specific law to follow. Effective February 19, 2022, employers may need to provide California supplemental paid sick leave. So, do you have to provide CA supplemental sick pay?

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 25, 2022

Employee Benefits poll: More than 90% of organisations intend to introduce new wellbeing benefits this year, as employers begin to look beyond the pandemic yet recognise health and wellbeing will remain a priority for many employees. Those located in the UK and Australia will receive an extra five days of fully paid sick leave.

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Employee Benefits

AUGUST 3, 2023

The pilot follows the Singaporean government encouraging employers to do more to adopt flexible-working arrangements where possible for their workforce. The firm decided to implement the pilot following a consultation with staff and clients, who were supportive of the idea.

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Business Management Daily

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The change may seem minor, but it will have a large impact on employer’s reopening plans. Employers should incorporate this latest guidance into their reopening plans. For employers, the “close contact” definition comes into play when tracing contacts in the workplace. All employers with fewer than 500 employees are covered.

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Empuls

AUGUST 27, 2024

Employer matching may make this more tantalizing, pushing the envelope of long-term feelings of financial well-being further for employees. All will reinforce career development and demonstrate an employer's investment in his or her employees' progress, making them more satisfied and likely to remain with the company over time.

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Best Money Moves

MAY 20, 2020

Who qualifies for paid leave under the new coronavirus law? How to determine employee eligibility for paid sick leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The emergency paid leave program established by the FFCRA helps employees who don’t have paid leave benefits through their employer.

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