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A closer look at the Families First Cornoavirus Response Act

Business Management Daily

6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act very soon. Stay tuned: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act is intended to be the first tranche of relief to help employees and employers deal with the work-related impacts of the coronavirus outbreak and the COVID-19 illness the virus causes.

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COVID litigation, lessons for businesses from the courtroom

Business Management Daily

From risk to exposure and wrongful death claims to leave denial, the ADA, retaliation cases, and more, businesses find themselves in tricky legal situations. The American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) created a workplace exposure presumption. Some family members are filing state wrongful death lawsuits against employers if a worker dies.

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FFCRA leave run out? Workers may be entitled to more anyway

Business Management Daily

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires paid leave for most employees impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Quarantine, testing, treatment, caring for family are all covered. That time would be paid under the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA). FFCRA basics.

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Update: What you need to know about pandemic leave policies in 2021

Business Management Daily

Pandemic leave policies are a hot topic in 2021 after many of the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act’s (FFCRA) federal mandatory provisions expired at the end of 2020. The FFCRA – the first comprehensive federal paid leave law – set the floor for COVID-19 leave. Current federal law on pandemic leave.

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Reasonable accommodation can require additional leave

Business Management Daily

In fact, an employee who is disabled should not be automatically terminated once she’s exhausted all leave available. That’s true whether she’s a new employee who hasn’t earned leave or an employee out of paid or unpaid leave. Has she used all eligible FMLA leave ? Taken all time in her Paid Time Off (PTO) bank?

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The opioid crisis: Is drug addiction a disability?

Business Management Daily

The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ) provide leave and job protection for recovering addicts. Addiction treatment methods & leave. Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), or. Inpatient treatment in a hospital or rehabilitation facility.

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FMLA certification guide for employers

Business Management Daily

FMLA certification is a key factor in ensuring employees don’t abuse FMLA leave. The Family And Medical Leave Act is an employment law passed by the U.S. The employer’s responsibilities are to notify the employee if certification is required and designate leave as FMLA -protected. What is FMLA ?