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What you need to include in a small business employee handbook

Business Management Daily

First, they act as an in-depth introduction to your company for new hires. Employee handbooks also act as a reference point for current employees. Employees can reference their employee handbook when a question or concern arises about holiday pay, sick leave, or the dress code and find an answer quickly. Medical leave.

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How to Be Smart About FSA Spending

Benefit Resource Inc.

Make doctor’s appointments now for you and your family. Remember you can use your Beniversal debit card online and in-store at pharmacies and other approved retailers. And if you’re traveling, don’t leave home without it! You can use your FSA for copays or prescription costs. March 15th.

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Is addiction a disability under the ADA?

Business Management Daily

The question then becomes, is Joe’s alcohol abuse considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act? The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal law that is considered one of the defining pieces of legislature in disability civil rights. If so, what are your obligations as an employer? MAT Therapy.

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As pandemic spreads, so do lawsuits: 3 cases to watch

Business Management Daily

FFCRA paid sick leave. She did, and the medical practice terminated her. She alleges that she was on protected FMLA leave when she was fired. She claims her employer should have paid her under the emergency sick leave terms of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Her doctor told her to stay home.

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Could Stronger Pregnancy Discrimination Protection Benefit Employers?

Abel HR

In May, the US House of Representatives passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act , which if subsequently passed in the Senate, will require employers to reasonably accommodate workers and job applicants who need accommodations due to pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions. ” Kind of ambiguous, right?

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Accommodating working parents during COVID-19

Business Management Daily

Each of these factors impacts the employer’s options under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The FFCRA provides two types of paid leave to working parents, emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) and paid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ).

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Legal considerations for returning to business as usual post-COVID

Business Management Daily

Either way, they will want reassurance that the office, factory floor, or retail setting is safe. The CDC would like to see employers offering appropriate sick leave policies that discourage employees from coming to work sick. Provide paid leave to encourage staying home. Provide leave to ease return fears. at no cost.