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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Defense Bill Extends Military Families' FMLA ...       November 2, 2009
News: President Barack Obama signs into law a Defense Department spending bill that further expands Family and Medical Leave Act coverage for families of employees in the military.
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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 30 percent sent a sick child to school ...
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Terminated Employee's 'Regarded As' Claim Weighed       October 16, 2009
Feature: Employers must return to work employees who have been released by their doctors to work and who can perform essential job duties and responsibilities of their positions. Where requested or necessary, reasonable accommodations should be ...
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No Claim for Failure to Accommodate       June 26, 2009
Feature: Employers are advised to engage in an interactive process with employees seeking job accommodation. The Americans with Disabilities Act does not require employers to accommodate employees by assigning other workers to take over the ...
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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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House Approves Paid Parental Leave for Federal ...       June 5, 2009
News: The prospects for the bill in the Senate, where it died last year, are unclear. But if its momentum continues, it could set an example that influences private-sector employers.
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Dispatcher Has No ADA or FMLA Claim       June 2, 2009
Feature: Employers should rely on opinions and recommendations of health care providers in considering possible accommodations, as well as in determining if an employee has the ability to perform essential job functions. (6/2/2009)
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Leave for Military Family Members What Employers ...       May 27, 2009
Feature: The recent National Defense Authorization Act contains a provision that amends the Family and Medical Leave Act to provide new forms of leave for military families. Here is what employers need to know to ensure they are in compliance ...
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