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People over perks: Bridging employee benefits with strong HR

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Additionally, consider providing bereavement leave for the death of a close loved one to support employees’ mental health and wellbeing. Benefits that improve financial health Again, it is very common for employers to offer a retirement savings plan.

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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA): What you need to know

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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) is part of the federal government’s effort to minimize the economic impact felt by American families dealing with the COVID-19 global pandemic. Together with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, also enacted by the U.S.

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

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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. FMLA: The Family Leave and Medical Act requires companies with 50 or more employees to give workers 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a family member.

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Employee terminations 101: What to say and do when it happens

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This may vary depending on a specific company and its organizational structure and culture, but generally the following parties should be present when an employee is terminated: The employee’s direct supervisor or manager A third-party witness (for example, the manager’s manager or a human resources [HR] professional). What you should bring.

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Do You Need a Human Resource Outsourcer or a Professional Employer Organization?

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Amid the many acronyms business owners encounter – FMLA, FICA, HIPAA and COBRA to name a few – two are designed to ease the burden of HR responsibilities for employers. A human resource outsourcing company also handles HR-related issues for a client but does not share employment-related liabilities with the employer.

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4 COVID-related EEOC complaints – and how to prevent them

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As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, growing numbers of employees have filed complaints that they were laid off or had pay reduced as retaliation for taking emergency sick leave or expanded leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) , both of which are mandated in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).

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Employment laws to watch in 2019

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A patchwork of state and federal laws was eventually replaced when Congress set minimum age requirements with the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1938. Today’s employment laws tend to be driven by perceptions of what’s fair to workers. Here are a few major employment law trends sweeping the country: Sick and family leave.