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Why employee wellness matters – and how it’s good for business

Insperity

Increased paid time off (PTO) and alternative forms of paid leave. Many of these services may be available through current insurance carriers as value-add programs. (Of course, this depends on their role and requires some parameters to be put in place.) Flexible schedules. Why is flexibility important to wellness?

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Your 2025 benefits compliance checklist: What you need to know

WEX Inc.

Dependent eligibility audits are essential for maintaining adherence to insurance carrier requirements and minimizing potential litigation. State-level paid leave programs Many states are introducing or updating paid family and medical leave programs.

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COVID litigation, lessons for businesses from the courtroom

Business Management Daily

Work with your state’s insurance carrier. One new lawsuit angle focuses on denying leave for COVID-19 related reasons such as quarantine or recovery. That law, which expired December 31, 2020, provided full or partially paid leave for isolation, testing, recovery, and school closings.

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Can an employee be terminated while on medical leave?

Business Management Daily

Employer Paid-Time Off Policies. There are company-paid time off policies you also must ensure you’re following. So if an employee has accrued paid leave time — absent of federal, state, or local laws, you must allow them to use their time followed by paid leave based on company policy depending on the laws.

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February HR News Worth Review

Higginbotham

Most all insurance carriers are handling the coverage and availability requirements for their clients. California Passes Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave. Supplemental paid sick leave must be provided in addition to any accrued paid sick time required under California law. Employer Takeaway.

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2nd COVID-19 Relief Bill Includes Many Other Changes 2021 & 2022!

Fringe Benefit Analysts

Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) passed early in 2020 enacted a temporary Paid Leave Act (EPSL) as an extension of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). You can still receive the Tax Credit as it applies, but it remains with only two weeks of paid leave through both years.

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AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT CONTAINS MANY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS RELATED PROVISIONS

Benefits Notes

While employers (for self-insured plans and multi-employer plans) or insurance carriers (for fully insured plans) are responsible for the COBRA subsidy, the paying entity is entitled to take a federal tax credit against payroll taxes. Voluntary Paid Leave Tax Credits. Tax Credit. ” Payroll Tax Credits.