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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. So with time more people will be forced to take up the caregiver’s role.

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New CDC guidelines affect return to work plans

Business Management Daily

The guidance states that employees who have shown symptoms whether they have tested positive or not can return to work if: at least 10 days have passed from the onset of symptoms; at least 24 hours have passed without a fever with the employee not using any fever reducing medications; and. improvement in other symptoms.

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Want to offer support for caregivers of aging relatives? Read this

Insperity

But it also presents an opportunity. Organizations lending a hand will earn a reputation for valuing family, as well as their bottom line – a plus when it comes to employee recruitment and retention. Train other employees on the position so that they can fill the gap if the caregiving employee must take an indefinite leave.

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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. That assumes, of course, that they were present in the workplace. The American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) created a workplace exposure presumption.

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HR documentation: A step-by-step guide

Insperity

This includes the exchange of extremely sensitive information such as their: Driver’s license Passport Social Security number Bank account information Health or medical information Personal contact information, such as addresses and phone numbers. You might encounter a situation when an employee is great at their job – when they’re present.

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Essential steps to creating an emergency plan for your business

Business Management Daily

Warning: creating a telecommute option opens the door to Americans with Disability Act (ADA) accommodation requests to work at home. Then there’s the Family and Medical Leave Act. Allowing remote work during FMLA leave requires careful management. Remote employees also need training in time-keeping.

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DOL cites businesses illegally denying FFCRA leave

Business Management Daily

Businesses denying employees leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) have found themselves under the Department of Labor’s (DOL) ire. Because of the generally low dollar amounts in question, attorneys have not been quick to take up the cases of employees who claim they were illegally denied FFCRA leave.