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Paid sick leave laws linked to lower rates of illness

11/03/2016

Cities and states that require employers to offer paid sick leave benefits experience less severe seasonal influenza outbreaks.

Ensure employees on leave understand termination rules

11/02/2016

If you have a policy on terminating employees who are out on leave, be sure to issue reminders about the rule and the timeline.

St. Paul paid sick leave law takes effect next July

10/17/2016

St. Paul’s city council has unanimously approved the Earned Safe and Sick Time ordinance granting more than a week of paid sick leave to all employees in the city. The ordinance takes effect on July 1, 2017.

Push for paid parental leave takes off

10/14/2016

Prepare for the likelihood that soon, you may have to begin providing some form of paid leave.

Is use-it-or-lose-it vacation policy legal in Pa.?

10/07/2016

Q. Our company’s vacation policy says that terminated employees are not paid for vacation days that they accrued during their employment. Is that legal?

DOL: Workers’ comp flaws increase poverty

10/06/2016

Working people who are injured on the job risk falling into poverty because many state workers’ compensation systems don’t provide adequate benefits.

Contractors must provide paid sick leave on contracts starting Jan. 1

10/04/2016

Government contractors must provide up to 56 hours of paid sick leave per year to employees working on federal contracts.

Must we grant time off for drug rehab in Texas?

09/29/2016

Q. An employee recently tested positive for drugs during a random drug screening that we periodically administer to ensure that our employees are able to safely operate our systems. The employee admitted that he regularly used drugs, and would like to take several weeks off to participate in a rehabilitation program. Does Texas law require us to grant him time off?

Federal contractors will soon have to provide paid sick leave

09/27/2016

The Office of Management and Budget has signed off on a Labor Department rule requiring federal contractors to grant employees at least seven days of paid sick leave per year.

San Diego sick pay ordinance goes into effect

09/26/2016

In addition to setting a new minimum wage, a new San Diego ordinance requires employers to provide sick pay benefits to employees.