Articles Posted in Paid Time Off

President Biden unveiled his paid family leave plan –12 weeks and up to $4K per month. But, will it happen?

April 29, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

Shout out to the White House for providing plenty of blog fodder this week. On Tuesday, I told you about President Biden’s plan to unionize, like, everyone. Yesterday, the White House ordered that federal contractors soon pay a $15/hour minimum wage. I had planned to blog about that today, except the hits just keep on coming.

So, today, it’s paid family leave! Continue reading

President Biden wants all employers to provide paid time off for COVID-19 vaccinations

April 22, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

Image by Shafin Al Asad Protic from Pixabay

Last week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission confirmed that new COVID-19 vaccination incentive guidance would arrive soon. While we wait patiently for its arrival, yesterday, President Biden reminded employers with fewer than 500 employees that there’s already a paid leave tax credit for employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide full pay for any time their employees need to get a COVID-19 vaccination or recover from that vaccination. Continue reading

COVID-19 paid leave was soooooo 2020 — unless you operate in Philadelphia.

April 5, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Pandemic Paid Sick Leave Notice to Employees Poster English

It’s the city of cheesesteaks, brotherly love, and, as of March 29, 2021, paid leave for companies with 50 or more employees. Continue reading

Here’s what we’re covering today on The Employer Handbook Zoom Officer Hour at Noon ET

March 19, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

Micthev, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

If you haven’t done so already, click here to register to join David Miklas and me on Zoom at Noon ET.

Here’s what we’re covering: Continue reading

So, you’re thinking about a workplace vaccination program 🤔

March 18, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

Child Thinking by Gan Khoon Lay from the Noun Project

The Centers for Control and Disease Prevention (CDC) just released a new seven-page resource to get you started.

Here the four things in the new CDC release that caught my attention. Continue reading

How will the American Rescue Plan’s FFCRA (paid leave) changes impact employers?

March 11, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

Image Credit: Photofunia.com

Spoiler Alert: Not much.

But, since President Biden’s signature later this week will be the finishing touch on making his American Rescue Plan law, I’ll break it down for you anyway.

Can employees use FFCRA leave to get vaccinated? We’ll answer this and more today at Noon ET on Zoom!

February 26, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

Image by torstensimon from Pixabay

Spoiler alert: No. (Well, actually, it depends.)

The DOL spent NYE updating its FFCRA guidance and issuing new wage and hour letters

January 4, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

Dance Party by Blaise Sewell from the Noun Project

While you were busy partying at home like it’s 1999 (cue music) or on Zoom with friends, or playing socially-distanced Cards Against Humanity, or whatever it is that HR folks do to let off a year of scalding-hot steam, the U.S. Department of Labor was staying busy at work on New Year’s Eve.

Brand new DOL guidance and the rest of what’s on tap for today’s “Zoom Office Hour” at Noon EST

December 30, 2020 | by Eric B. Meyer

JMacPherson from Calgary, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

I won’t judge you if you don’t judge me. 🤐 Continue reading

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