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Tale of Twin Cities’ dueling policies on paid leave

11/14/2016

Less than four months after adopting a paid leave policy, Minneapolis has amended it to conform more closely with St. Paul’s paid leave statute.

Chobani takes lead on generous paid parental leave

11/11/2016

Yogurt producer Chobani is now offering six weeks of paid parental leave to all of its employees.

Holiday scheduling for 2017: When do employers plan to close?

11/11/2016

If your organization offers paid holidays off work, which days next year will you count as holidays … President’s Day? … Veteran’s Day? … the day after Thanksgiving? This new survey shows when other employers around the country are planning to close during various holidays next year ….

Paid sick leave laws linked to lower rates of illness

11/03/2016

Cities and states that require employers to offer paid sick leave benefits experience less severe seasonal influenza outbreaks.

Ensure employees on leave understand termination rules

11/02/2016

If you have a policy on terminating employees who are out on leave, be sure to issue reminders about the rule and the timeline.

St. Paul paid sick leave law takes effect next July

10/17/2016

St. Paul’s city council has unanimously approved the Earned Safe and Sick Time ordinance granting more than a week of paid sick leave to all employees in the city. The ordinance takes effect on July 1, 2017.

Push for paid parental leave takes off

10/14/2016

Prepare for the likelihood that soon, you may have to begin providing some form of paid leave.

Is use-it-or-lose-it vacation policy legal in Pa.?

10/07/2016

Q. Our company’s vacation policy says that terminated employees are not paid for vacation days that they accrued during their employment. Is that legal?

DOL: Workers’ comp flaws increase poverty

10/06/2016

Working people who are injured on the job risk falling into poverty because many state workers’ compensation systems don’t provide adequate benefits.

Contractors must provide paid sick leave on contracts starting Jan. 1

10/04/2016

Government contractors must provide up to 56 hours of paid sick leave per year to employees working on federal contracts.