Family and Medical Leave: Can You Require an Employee to Use Paid Time Off While Receiving Other Salary Replacement Benefits?
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Paid Family Leave: Washington State Follows California’s Lead
Washington State has followed in California’s lead, becoming just the second state in the nation to create a paid family leave system.
Workers’ Compensation: CA High Court Hands Employers Big Victory
The California Supreme Court has handed down a ruling that could save employers and their insurers hundreds of millions of dollars in workers’ compensation benefits.
Paid Sick Leave Measure Introduced in Congress
U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) have introduced the Healthy Families Act, legislation that, if passed, would guarantee seven paid sick days per year to employees working at least 30 hours a week at companies with 15 or more workers. The sick days could be used for the employee’s own medical […]
From the Experts: The Uncertainty and Costs of the DLSE’s Proposed Reimbursement Rules
Sick Leave: Congress Introduces Paid Sick Leave Bill
On March 15, U.S. Senators Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) introduced the Healthy Families Act, legislation that would guarantee seven paid sick days per year to employees working at least 30 hours a week at companies with 15 or more workers. Under the bill, the sick days could be used for the […]
Can You Restrict Employees from Discussing Salaries?
Unions: How Far Can We Go in Discouraging a Union Drive?
We’ve gotten word that a union is going to try to organize our manufacturing arm’s workers. I’m not sure what to tell the managers and supervisors about how far they can go to encourage their workers to reject the union. Can you give some general guidelines? — Thomas T., HR Manager in Berkeley
Best Practices: How to Avoid Common Wage and Hour Mistakes
Leave Management: How Do We Handle Benefits for Employees on FMLA?
Our office pays a set amount for employee health benefits. Expenses beyond that amount (generally spouse and/or dependent coverage) are the employee’s responsibility and are deducted from the employee’s paychecks. If an employee is out on pregnancy leave or FMLA and there are no paychecks from which to deduct the employee share of the premium, […]