The $1.9 trillion relief bill, known as the American Rescue Plan, was signed by President Biden on Thursday, March 11, 2021. Additional information surrounding Emergency Paid Leave and Health Insurance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is included in the bill and outlined below. Emergency Paid LeaveSigned into law on …
On December 21, 2020, Congress passed an emergency stimulus package designed to deliver approximately $900 billion in COVID-19-related aid. The bill has been sent to President Trump, and he is expected to sign it into law. Notably, the bill provides funding for unemployment benefits, small businesses, direct economic payments to …
On July 8, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Treasury Department issued Notice 2020-54, requiring employers to report the amount of qualified sick and family leave wages paid to employees under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Employers will be required to report these amounts either …
The U.S. Department of Labor launched an interactive online tool to help workers determine if they qualify for paid sick leave or extended family and medical leave to cover time away from work for reasons related to the coronavirus (COVID-19). The tool acts as a guide for workers, which walks …
Benefit changes surrounding New Jersey Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) and Family Leave Insurance (FLI), as well as California Paid Family Leave (PFL), will go into effect July 1, 2020. Outlined below are updates that may impact your employee population. New Jersey Benefit Changes The benefit level is increasing for both …
OVERVIEW New York enacted a bill that will require employers to provide paid family leave benefits to eligible employees as part of the state’s disability insurance program. Paid family leave benefits will be phased in over a four-year period, beginning Jan. 1, 2018. When the law is fully implemented in …
In 2017 the Creative Benefits team launched a timely campaign, Employer Empowerment. Since the kick-off meeting, in early January, we are ahead of schedule with the successful completion of 3 strategic initiatives aimed to optimize the customer experience and drive desired outcomes. Providing our client stakeholders, the: CFO / Owner HR Director Employees …
HR administrators who once felt firmly in control of the responsibilities required of them now must master a host of new forms and formulas to ensure compliance. Prime examples are Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requirements, with their web of qualifying events, intermittent absences, and plentiful paperwork. So how …
In our last blog post, we helped readers determine whether or not the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) applies to their company. In this post, we look at what kind of occurrences are qualifying events. The most common FMLA qualifying event for leave is an employee’s own serious health …
By: Kelly Fitzgerald If you’re the human resource manager of a large company, then you’re no doubt becoming increasingly acquainted with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which provides for up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for employees who experience an FMLA qualifying event. FMLA guidelines are …
The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a reasonable and compassionate solution to the reality that sometimes, employees need time off from work to deal with important personal matters like illness, childbirth, or adoption. There are many intricacies to effectively managing FMLA, but one form of leave that is challenging …
Though the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are separate pieces of legislation, there is interplay between them. When an employee takes medical leave and exhausts their FMLA entitlement but returns to work with ongoing medical issues, the employer is expected to make adjustments …
