Archive for June 2017
Family and Medical Leave Act Overview for Business Owners & Managers
FMLA Employee Benefits The United State’s federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was created to provide job protection for employees under certain family or medical reasons. The act provides a way for parents to bond with a new child, take leave for family or personal medical reasons. In addition to job protection, the act…
Read MoreSeattle May Forecast What Higher Minimum Wages Mean for Business Growth
Seattle as a Test Subject for Minimum Wage In 2014, Seattle led the country by passing the highest minimum wage law in the country among large cities. The new minimum wage raised the city’s wages to $15 an hour over several years. The city already had a $9 an hour minimum wage. In 2015, the…
Read MoreWashington D.C. Passes Paid Family Medical Leave starts 2019
D.C. FMLA and Paid Family Leave Overview For over 5 years, Washington D.C. has offered an unpaid, but protected Family Medical Leave that provides up to 16 weeks of Family leave and 16 weeks of Medical leave every 24 months. Now, the city has passed a paid amendment to the law that will provide paid…
Read MoreWashington D.C. FMLA and U.S. FMLA Guide for HR
District of Columbia’s FMLA Overview Washington D.C. has provided an unpaid family medical leave for D.C. employees for over 5 years. But, Many employers and managers still have questions about how to implement the DCFMLA leave independently or in conjunction with the U.S.FMLA. At first glance, it may appear that both FMLA leaves can be…
Read MoreMinnesota FMLA: Parental Leave Law, Sick or Injured Child Care, & School Conference Leave
Overview of Minnesota Family Leave Laws The Minnesota Parental Leave Law was updated in 2004, but unfortunately many employers are still operating under the old leave guidelines. This can add up to costly fines and penalties under the law. The purpose of this article is to provide a guide for business owners, HR managers, and…
Read MoreVermont Parental Family Leave and FMLA, What Employers Need to Know
Overview of Vermont’s Parental Family Leave Act Vermont’s Parental Family Leave Act (PFLA) provides three separate leave types for employees. Although the act separates leave into three distinct provisions, the law is very similar to the federal Family Medical Leave Act (FLA) Parental Family Leave is split into Parental Leave, Family Leave, and Family Short…
Read MoreHow to Engage Managers in the Hiring Process
Help managers take an active role in finding new employees The hiring process is full of possibility. There’s the possibility of gaining a talented new employee who works well with the team—and the possibility of uncomfortable discrepancy between HR departments and hiring managers about who the new employee should be. In some hiring scenarios, HR…
Read MoreConnecticut FMLA and Federal FMLA: Differences and Similarities for HR
Overview of Connecticut FMLA Laws Connecticut is one of 12 states that provide protected leave for family care, bonding, or medical purposes. In addition to Connecticut FMLA, the Federal Family Medical Leave Act also provides protected leave for family or personal medical purposes. Although in many cases, the Connecticut FMLA leave may run concurrently with…
Read MoreCalifornia’s Pregnancy Disability Leave, FMLA, and Paid Leave; An Overview for HR
Pregnancy Disability Leave in California California is one of the few states that offers both a pregnancy disability leave and a family medical care leave for employees. In many cases, the protected leave can combine with paid benefits and the employee can have supplemented income while on leave. In other cases, the California protected leave…
Read MoreNew Jersey Family Leave Insurance, Temporary Disability Insurance and FMLA for HR
Understanding the Differences between Family Leave and Temporary Disability Insurance In our previous article New Jersey Family Leave Act vs. FMLA we discussed the differences between the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA) and the Federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). In many cases, both leaves would run concurrently, in many other cases each leave…
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