Compliance Showcase: The Changing Paid Leave Landscape
As states pass more paid statutory leaves and voters across the country approve paid family and medical leave programs, employers have many options for designing leave benefits to ensure employees have the coverage they need. The question is what to do where.
The Eye of the Storm: The Evolution of PFML Trends and Paid Leave Policies
Paid family and medical leave (PFML) has become a more critical and sought-out component of employee benefit packages as administration of the programs becomes more complicated. And that creates challenges for employers that are considering starting, expanding, and integrating PFML into their benefits programs.
To Gender Equality and Beyond
As employers seek more inclusive environments, many are removing gender pronouns from policies and handbooks in favor of more gender-neutral terms, such as they, their, and them. They’re also working to ensure benefit programs are equitable and accessible.
The CEO’s Desk: Adjusting to a New Era of Compliance
How do industry professionals adjust to this new era of compliance? It’s important to go back to the basics, identify which employment practices need fine-tuning to ensure compliance, and which policies need updating or modernization. And DMEC is here to offer you the support and resources you need.
Federal Court Strikes Down Amendments to Puerto Rico 2017 Employment Law Reform
Less than a year after its enactment, a federal district court has declared null and void Puerto Rico Act 41-2022, a law that rolled back parts of the 2017 employment law reform. Accordingly, the 2017 Puerto Rico employment law reform is back in full force.
<div Bloomington and St. Paul’s Sick and Safe Time Ordinances Get Updates
Responding to increased attention to worker protections promoting public health and safety, both Bloomington’s and St. Paul’s City Councils recently unanimously approved amendments to their Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) Ordinances.
DOL Issues Guidance on Handling Telework under FLSA, FMLA
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued guidance on the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act and Family and Medical Leave Act to employees who telework from home or from another location away from the employer’s facility.
Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act is Ready for Governor’s Signature
Governor J.B. Pritzker has indicated he intends to sign the Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act that passed both houses of the legislature on Jan. 10, 2023. The Act will entitle covered employees to earn and use up to 40 hours of paid leave in each 12-month period
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