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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Study Finds Almost Half of New York City's ...       October 19, 2009
News: About 1.9 million New Yorkers do not get paid sick leave, according to a new study. More than 70 percent of low-income workers without paid sick leave reported working sick in the past year, while ...
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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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SHRM Restructures to Better Serve 'Hurting' ...       August 24, 2009
Feature: The organization's CEO says members are feeling the pain of an enfeebled economy. A new organizational structure aims to better meet their needs. Also, a fee increase and cuts in financial support to chapters were not implemented this ye...
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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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Flexible Hours for Nonexempt Workers May Be Next ...       August 4, 2009
News: Flexible work arrangements traditionally have been the domain of exempt, salaried employees, but now more companies are using them for nonexempt, hourly workers, experts say.
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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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