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Compensation & Benefits

Court: Some unauthorized breaks can be unpaid

04/24/2017
Federal law requires paying employees for short breaks. That doesn’t mean employees can take as many breaks as they want and expect to be paid for that time.

Orientation program may not have to be paid

04/24/2017
Generally, you must pay employees for the time they spend in training. But that’s not always the case for initial orientation programs.

Smaller employers in California might have to offer parental leave

04/24/2017
A California Senate bill (S.B. 63) would expand the California Family Rights Act to businesses with as few as 20 employees.

ADA: The Limits of Accommodation

04/22/2017
White Paper published by The HR Specialist ______________________ The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) isn’t an open-ended demand that employers do whatever is necessary to accommodate workers with disabilities. The law requires employers to make “reasonable” accommodations to allow a disabled worker to perform the essential functions of his job. The key question: What is […]

Snapshot: Who should pay for paid leave?

04/18/2017
An overwhelming percentage of Americans believe employers—not the government—should bear the cost.

Regulations proposed for New York’s new paid family leave program

04/12/2017
The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has unveiled proposed regulations for the state’s new Paid Family Leave law. It is intended to complement the existing state disability insurance program.

SHRM: No real increase in paid family leave

04/06/2017
A recent study by the Society for Human Resource Management indicates the move by tech giants Netflix, Microsoft and Amazon to provide paid family leave programs was more flash in the pan than watershed.

Snapshot: Employers are the nation’s tax collectors

04/04/2017
More than $2.6 trillion flows through U.S. employers to Uncle Sam.

May 2017: Employer’s business tax calendar

03/31/2017
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

How much time off to donate kidney?

03/29/2017
Q. I am a small employer. One of my employees plans to donate a kidney to her sibling. She will need to take time off for the surgery and recovery. How much time can she take off? Must it be paid?