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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. The responsibility can range from just shopping for essentials to arranging doctor’s appointments, providing transportation, taking care of finances and medicines or even a full-fledged role of assisting in their daily tasks. In the U.S.

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FFCRA Regulations for Virus-Related Illnesses

HR Digest

The Family and Medical Leave Act came out with certain new provisions under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) for virus-related illnesses. Employers who employ 500 or more employees and fall outside the ambit of the FFCRA are still obliged to grant paid leave under the FMLA.

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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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How can employers support staff that also have full-time caring responsibilities?

Employee Benefits

The Carer’s Leave Act will provide employees caring for a dependent with a long-term care need with one week of flexible unpaid leave a year. In May 2023, the Carer’s Leave Act received Royal Assent. Access to back-up care enables caregivers to fulfil both their caring and work responsibilities.

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Essential steps to creating an emergency plan for your business

Business Management Daily

Transportation accident. Transportation Incidents (motor vehicle, railroad, watercraft, aircraft, pipeline). 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. Intentional.

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Employee handbook examples and sample policies

Business Management Daily

After the table of contents, you can move on to a thorough list of employment policies including leave policies, company property usage guidelines, your company culture code or mission statement, and non-discrimination policies. Please exercise care when recording your hours and leave time taken. Attendance policy. Dress code.

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What the Biden COVID plan means for employers

Business Management Daily

Employers who have employees using public transportation should remind those employees about the mandate. The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) generally prohibits employers from making medical inquiries of employees. As a result, expect more periodic requests for leave.