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Year-In-Review: ERIC Defeats Redundant New Jersey Emergency Paid Sick Leave Proposal

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ERIC fought back against SB 3827 , convincing state lawmakers that the paid leave measure proposed by the bill was costly, duplicative, and unnecessary. The post Year-In-Review: ERIC Defeats Redundant New Jersey Emergency Paid Sick Leave Proposal appeared first on The ERISA Industry Committee.

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

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The FFCRA: Provides federally mandated emergency paid sick leave Expands the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and provides emergency provisions for coverage and eligibility Expands unemployment insurance benefits Provides employer tax credits to qualifying employers for certain costs related to the implementation of this law.

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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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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.

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Flu IQ: Know who—and how—to pay during the upcoming flu season

Business Management Daily

FFCRA paid sick leave for the flu? The only paid sick leave required by federal law is limited to employees who are sick for a covid-19-related reason. Under the FFCRA, full-time employees are entitled to 80 hours of paid sick leave. Flu rules for nonexempts.

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Accommodating working parents during COVID-19

Business Management Daily

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 ). Up to certain limits, employers may use the amount distributed to employees for paid leave as a refundable tax credit.

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No further pandemic relief in the pipeline, but you still have options

Business Management Daily

For employees who have already run out of pandemic-related sick leave and need more, another section of the tax code—IRC § 45S—offers a corporate tax credit for voluntarily providing a minimum of two weeks of paid FMLA leave to certain employees. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act hasn’t been kind to employers.