Employers are often hesitant to take corrective action when an employee is frequently absent from work due to illness. But even with a doctor’s note, not all health-related absences are protected under... Read more »
On Oct. 11, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law allowing for up to five days of time off work for reproductive-related losses. Senate Bill 848 makes it an unlawful... Read more »
A new Louisiana law will go into effect on Aug. 1, requiring employers to provide time off work for genetic testing and cancer screening. The new law requires employers in Louisiana to... Read more »
There is ample evidence that parental-leave policies for all new parents have myriad individual and organizational benefits. In fact, roughly 4 in 10 employers now offer paid parental leave, according to SHRM’s... Read more »
?Employers are in a tough spot: Thanks to persistent high inflation, employees’ paychecks aren’t going as far as they used to, causing increased financial stress. As a result, employees want higher compensation... Read more »
?U.S. employees have a big vacation problem: They’re burned out, overwhelmed and always on, working on their phones even during off hours. And most aren’t taking time off to unwind and recharge.... Read more »
?In Central Florida, workers at the area’s hotels, restaurants and theme parks confess that they rarely take a vacation. Many take only two- to three-day breaks at a time, spend their leave... Read more »
?The COVID-19 pandemic changed many things—and employee benefits are no exception. In response to the health crisis, employers quickly rolled out new offerings, and enhanced existing benefits, to help employees. And they... Read more »
?A new Georgia law, Senate Bill 129, will provide employees time off to advance vote in primaries and elections. It will take effect on July 1. This new measure amends existing law... Read more »
?Even before the pandemic began, media giant Thomson Reuters started what it called a shift toward flexibility after its employees called for more benefits to promote a better work/life balance. But that... Read more »
