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Time off to vote? It may be required in your state

10/15/2024

There is no federal law that requires employers to provide voting leave. Whether you provide paid time off depends on your policies and whether you are in a jurisdiction that requires it.

Provide any form of short-term leave? Better cover military leave, too

09/20/2024

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act requires employers that provide any form of short-term leave to also grant leave to members of the National Guard and military reserves so they can take time off for training or short deployments. In doing so, the 9th Circuit joined several other federal circuits in finding that USERRA requires employers to provide such leave.

“Stolen time” accusation results in $82 million verdict

09/19/2024

When employees don’t log time off into the leave system, employers assume workers are trying to cheat employers. Before you make that accusation, consider whether a supervisor authorized the move.

Back-to-school: How to manage leave requests

08/30/2024

The start of each school year brings new responsibilities that pull employees away from work. You may try to be flexible with your parent-workers, but how far you bend depends in large part on whether employees are nonexempt or exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state short-term leave laws.

Prepare to comply: Final PWFA rules now in effect almost everywhere

06/21/2024

Final rules implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act took effect June 18, with partial exceptions limited to employers in Louisiana and Mississippi, employers affiliated with the Catholic Church and state government agencies in Texas. That means almost all employers must now comply with the final PWFA rules.

5 tips for managing summer vacation requests

06/21/2024

It’s officially summer, a popular time for employees to use their paid time off. Ideally, your company’s policy and culture encourage employees to submit their vacation requests early so the dates they’ll be out are already known. Early vacation requests and approvals make planning and accommodating multiple requests easier, while ensuring “the work” still gets done.

17 states sue to block PWFA rule from taking effect

04/29/2024

The lawsuit, filed April 25 by Tennessee’s attorney general in the U.S. District Court for Eastern Arkansas, asserts that the PWFA was enacted to ensure “pregnant women receive workplace accommodations to protect their pregnancies and unborn children.”

6 in 10 employers offer paid parental leave

04/29/2024

Sixty-two percent of employers offer some form of paid parental leave, according to a survey by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.

As requests for leave surge, HR is pressured to respond

04/17/2024

Since the pandemic, employees increasingly expect access to generous leave benefits, and employers are responding. AbsenceSoft’s 2024 Leave of Absence and Workplace Accommodations Forecast revealed these trends.

Get out the vote: Create a voting leave policy

03/15/2024

Were you prepared for the elections that just took place in March? Were your employees clear on when they could take time to vote? Make sure you are prepared come November by implementing a policy or scrutinizing your current one. You can encourage voter turnout by implementing a voting-leave policy that shows employees you take the right to vote seriously.