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Medical Certification Important for Workers’ Comp Claim Absences

HRWatchdog

Instead, the employee’s absences have increased over time without medical certification. Wage Replacement Despite a lot of employer confusion around the protections of workers’ compensation claims, workers’ compensation does not provide job-protected leaves of absences. What recourse do we have?

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Considerations for Back-to-Back Pregnancy, Family Leaves

HRWatchdog

My employee of five years gave birth and would like to use California Family Rights Act (CFRA) child bonding time immediately following their pregnancy disability leave (PDL). Can I deny the leave because the employee will not have met the CFRA hours worked requirement at the time due to their time on PDL?

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How to Track Family Leave When Workweek Includes a Holiday

HRWatchdog

We have an employee that is currently on California Family Rights Act (CFRA)/Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave and will be using leave during the week of the Fourth of July holiday. How do we count the holiday for leave tracking purposes? So, how do holidays complicate matters further?

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Medical Documentation Requirements for Disability Leaves

HRWatchdog

If an employee requests a leave of absence as an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), can I require medical documentation from their health care provider? Unfortunately, neither law specifies a time limit for the employee to provide the medical documentation. Reasonable Documentation.

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California’s Monkeypox State of Emergency

HRWatchdog

Unlike COVID-19, no workplace safety rules specific to monkeypox exist currently — no public health orders, no emergency temporary standards and no supplemental paid sick leave. In addition to their IIPP, monkeypox may implicate leaves of absence laws, so employers should review those policies and prepare appropriately.

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FMLA Leave When Foster Care Leads to Adoption

HRWatchdog

Does an employee get two 12-week leaves if they provide foster care for a child before adoption? Is she eligible for the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) only after she gets custody of the child? I have an employee who is going through counseling to become a foster parent. a) General rules.

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Compensation and Benefits

Analytics in HR

Who your employer is, determines your health care options–even down to which doctors you can see and which medications are covered. On the other hand, in Europe, there is often a focus on more social benefits, including parental leave, severance pay, and termination notice. What is compensation and benefits?