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NYC joins cities expanding paid and unpaid leave

11/17/2025
Continuing a recent trend among cities and states, the New York City Council amended its Earned Safe and Sick Time Act in late October to provide workers with new time-off benefits. This includes 32 hours of unpaid safe and sick time for eligible employees for an expanded number of reasons.

Is it time to mandate time off before year end?

11/03/2025
Stressed-out employees may need time off to relax and return to work refreshed and more productive. But if supervisors send the message that taking a break isn’t appreciated, job insecurity will rise.

Election Day reminders: Inform employees of your company’s voting policy

10/27/2025
With Election Day taking place on Nov. 4, now is the time to remind your employees of your company’s voting policy. And if you don’t have this in place, it’s time you created one.

New benefit trend trades PTO for cash or other benefits

09/08/2025
There’s a new benefit trend some employers are trying—but like anything, it comes with tradeoffs.

Cutting HR’s leave workload with self-service tools

09/08/2025
Managing employee leave has become one of HR’s biggest administrative burdens—complex laws, rising requests and endless manual tracking eat away at already limited bandwidth. At SHRM 2025, Susan Stowell, Marci Cyr and Angel Bennett of the insurance company Unum argued that digital self-service portals can change that equation, reducing compliance headaches, cutting down on employee inquiries and giving HR more time to focus on strategy.

How to turn leave into a smooth, compliant process by utilizing tech

08/18/2025
HR teams are stuck juggling outdated systems, limited staffing and rising employee expectations, while employees are often left unclear on their options, timelines or pay. The fastest path to relief? Use technology to streamline leave from start to finish without losing the human touch.

Court rejects ‘indefinite’ ADA leave

08/11/2025
In recent years, federal courts have consistently sided with workers who have run out of leave and still need more time off before returning to work. However, there is a limit to how much time the disabled employee can take off.

Surprise paid leave law hits New Hampshire while Maryland delays theirs

08/11/2025
New Hampshire recently passed an entirely new unpaid leave law, but Maryland has again delayed implementation of theirs.

New state paid leave law changes kick in

08/04/2025
Five states and the District of Columbia have changed their paid leave laws to provide greater protection for workers and greater burdens for employers.

The case against perfect-attendance awards

07/25/2025
With absenteeism a major drain on productivity, more employers are using a trick from the third grade—perfect-attendance awards—to motivate employees to come to work. Here’s why such awards probably aren’t the best carrots.