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One of a Kind: Maine’s Paid Sick Leave Law

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With paid sick leave programs on the rise, more and more states are establishing new laws for employers. The Maine paid sick leave law boasts something that no other state can: paid leave for any reason. One state that has taken its law to the next level is Maine.

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COVID Paid Leave Over? Not So Fast—If You’re in California 

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Nationwide COVID paid leave may have ended in September 2021, but Californians have another state-specific law to follow. Effective February 19, 2022, employers may need to provide California supplemental paid sick leave. So, do you have to provide CA supplemental sick pay?

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Ready or Not, the New Maine Paid Sick Leave Law Is Coming!

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With paid sick leave programs on the rise, more and more states are establishing new laws for employers. Maine’s paid sick leave law boasts something that no other state can: paid leave for any reason. The post Ready or Not, the New Maine Paid Sick Leave Law Is Coming!

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The future of FMLA points to paid leave

Business Management Daily

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to keep sick workers out of the workplace. In passing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), Congress authorized limited paid leave for the rest of 2020. In all likelihood, some form of paid FMLA leave will survive the pandemic. FMLA basics.

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New CDC guidelines affect return to work plans

Business Management Daily

When Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) it temporarily provided workers with Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL). The FFCRA guarantees emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) to all a covered employer’s employees. The employee unused leave remaining in the employer’s FMLA year.

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New FAQs from the DOL shed more light on paid leave

Business Management Daily

And, according to the DOL’s FAQs , the circumstances under which employees qualify for emergency paid sick leave or paid FMLA leave are more limited than meets the eye. Leave doesn’t apply if you: Close (before or after April 1) because business has dried up.

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Helping Employees During Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic

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Paid Leave. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) mandates certain employers provide up to two weeks of paid sick leave related to COVID-19. Unemployment Resources. Some employers, especially small businesses, will have to layoff and furlough employees during the Coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak.