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RUMOR: The feds are discussing more COVID-19 paid leave for private employers

The Employer Handbook

I really wanted to blog about the policemen who got fired for catching Pokémon rather than criminals. But, sigh, I’ll save that for a future blog post. In the meantime, many states and localities have their own forms of paid leave. Here is a chart I found that is updated through January 1, 2022.

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FFCRA leave and holidays, how does that work anyway?

The Employer Handbook

Yesterday, a reader emailed me, “Hey Eric, Have an employee out on COVID leave… Friday’s is a holiday, how do we pay? COVID or Holiday?” Expanded FMLA leave. If FMLA is being taken in conjunction with paid leave, look to the manner in which you treat employees on paid leave.

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California Legislature Advances Two CFRA Expansion Bills

HRWatchdog

The California Legislature is continuing to march through its regular legislative calendar, and two bills in particular could dramatically alter the California Family Rights Act (CFRA): SB 1383 and AB 3216. Eligible family members are limited to child, parent and spouse (including registered domestic partner.)

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An employer with more than 500 employees was sued for violating the FFCRA. Now, I’m confused. ??

The Employer Handbook

How did one of the largest supermarket chains in the world, a Fortune 50 company, possibly violate the Families First Coronavirus Response Act? Most of you know that the FFCRA provides employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19.

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COVID-19 pandemic: How to prepare your business

Insperity

News about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 or “the coronavirus”) pandemic understandably can be unsettling, but infectious disease outbreaks need not induce panic. With those needs in mind, here’s what you need to know to plan, prepare and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Required FFCRA Documentation, Recordkeeping for New Federal Paid Leave (COVID-19)

HRWatchdog

The new FFCRA regulations require employees to provide notice to their employers about their need to take either paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave. The new regulation requires employers to keep the above documentation for four years, regardless of whether the employee was granted leave or not.

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San Francisco’s New Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance

HRWatchdog

San Francisco’s Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance (PHELO) addresses the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) coverage gap. On April 17, 2020, San Francisco Mayor London Breed signed the Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance (PHELO). Leave Amount.