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Let’s update you on the status of paid sick leave for Coronavirus/COVID-19…
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We’ve got a lot to discuss. Continue reading
😮📢Feds introduce legislation mandating paid sick leave for Coronavirus
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🔎Your post-Super Bowl guide to spotting employee FMLA or other sick leave abuse🔍
According to a recent survey, 17.5 million American workers may be skipping work today, the day after the Super Bowl. About 6 in 10 of those employees had their Monday absence pre-approved. So, at least you can plan for that.
But, what about the other 6-or-so million?
At last. At long last, New Jersey has finalized its regulations supporting its Earned Sick Leave Law
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Late in October 2018, New Jersey’s Earned Sick Leave Law (ESLL) took effect. Under the ESLL, employees can accrue one hour of earned sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to 40 in a year. Continue reading
“Paid Sick Leave?!? How about paid leave for ANY reason? Now, hold my lobster martini.” — Maine, probably.
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City and state-mandated paid sick leave is so 2018.
In 2019, the State of Maine has decided up the ante by requiring most private employers to provide paid leave for any reason. Continue reading
The Human Resources FMLA (and other questionable absences) Cheat Sheet for post-Super Bowl Monday
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Are you ready for this?
Don’t worry. I’ve got your back.
The procrastinator’s guide to figuring out New Jersey’s Paid Sick Leave law
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I mean, how much paid sick leave could someone have actually accrued since Monday? Hmmm… Continue reading
Will Marco Rubio’s new federal paid-leave legislation be the one to emerge from the pack?
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That SHRM-endorsed House bill promoting paid employee leave across the country takes center stage
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Back in November, U.S. Rep. Mimi Walters (R-Calif.) along with co-sponsors U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) introduced the Workflex in the 21st Century Act. I had a big post here about Workflex, which The Society for Human Resource Development (SHRM) has endorsed and touted as “a first-of-its-kind combination of guaranteed paid leave and increased options for flexible work arrangements.”
Should I wait patiently while you click that link and refresh your recollection about Workflex?
Yeah ok, I’ll wait.
I’ll even wait for you to read this SHRM Fact Sheet too. Go ahead.
Now that you’re up to speed, you may be wondering, how does Eric get his teeth so white? whatever happened to Workflex?
Fortunately, I have a big update.