Dodd, DeLauro to Offer Emergency H1N1 Sick Days ...       November 10, 2009
News: Dr. Anne Schuchat, an official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testified that the CDC advises people to stay home from work for three to five days if they come down with swine flu. The organization encourages employers ...
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H1N1 Paid Sick Leave Splits Democrats, Advocacy ...       November 5, 2009
News: The House labor committee will hold a hearing on the Emergency Influenza Containment Act the week of November 16. It's unclear when or if a companion Senate bill will be introduced.
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Flu Outbreak Could Give Momentum to Paid-Sick ...       September 22, 2009
News: Preparations for an outbreak of the H1N1 flu virus this fall could give momentum to legislation that would require employers to provide paid sick days.
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Seven New Labor Law Proposals to Keep an Eye On       August 6, 2009
Feature: Dozens of worker-friendly laws are making their way through the halls of Congress, including an unprecedented expansion of mandates on small employers, in some cases reaching businesses with as few as 15 employees. (8/6/2009)
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SHRM, Democrats Tangle Over Paid-Sick-Days Bill       June 11, 2009
News: The HR organization's China Miner Gorman warns that the legislation mandating paid sick days would foist new requirements on employers that could turn out to be as difficult and costly to administer as the Family and Medical Leave Act--...
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DeLauro Says Paid Sick Days Bill will Not Disrupt ...       May 19, 2009
News: The measure would allow employees time off to care for themselves or a sick family member or to obtain preventive or diagnostic treatment. Employers could require certification for leave of more than three days in a row.
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Paid Sick Days Bill Teed Up; Groups Start ...       May 15, 2009
News: Under the measure, which will be introduced within days, employees would earn one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours they work up to a total of 56 hours--or seven days--annually.
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More Labor for HR       January 30, 2009
Feature: The incoming Obama administration and pro-worker legislation lined up on Capitol Hill are poised to increase human resources' administrative burden. Could this be the end of strategic HR? (1/30/2009)
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Backers of Ohio Sick-Leave Initiative Pull Issue ...       September 4, 2008
News: Employer groups strongly opposed the measure and were gearing up for an expensive fight to win over voters. Opposition had grown in recent weeks when Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland said he would not support it.
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