Leave Benefits
How employers can better support working parents today
Working parents – whether you’re a father, mother or a non-binary parent – have faced more challenges in the last two years. Yet, much of the world focuses on mothers and birth parents as the primary caregivers. That often leads to gender inequality, whether it’s conscious or not. For example, when a child is sick,…
How Zillow got caregiver benefits right – and how you can too
You’ve just wrapped up open enrollment, so if you’re like most HR pros, you’re probably breathing a sigh of relief. But before you shift your sights to 2023, now’s the time to take stock of how your open enrollment went while it’s still fresh in your mind. Did you accomplish all your goals? Do you…
Paid family and medical leave should be federal law, CEOs say
Business Roundtable, an association of U.S. CEOs that advocates for business-friendly public policy, last week called for congress to make paid family and medical leave available to as many American workers as possible. The group sent letters to congressional leaders and the President urging lawmakers to legislate a national paid leave. The letter comes as…
Paid leave policies: How does your company stack up to the competition?
Forward-thinking employers are finding a number of creative ways to tweak their paid leave policies to give employees the most from the benefit.
State Family & Medical Leave Laws
Click on the map to explore state and selected local family and medical leave laws. image/svg+xml This page was last updated on August 29, 2023. It presents an expansive list of state and local laws governing family and medical leave but is not intended to serve as an exhaustive list of all applicable family and…
State of paid parental leave: Who offers it and how much time do they give?
Much has been written about how generous paid parental leave will soon become a standard benefit at most companies. But how many firms are really offering it and how generous is the perk?
Stop summertime FMLA abuse: The Friday Monday Leave Act
Does summertime feel like FMLA stands for the “Friday Monday Leave Act” instead of the Family and Medical Leave Act?
Student loan repayment programs: Great benefit
What’s a benefit that’s sure to attract and retain a large poolof employees? Answer: Student loan debt repayment. Currently, a large portion of your employees probably have varying levels of student loan debt. And many probably have significant debt. The problem with that: It keeps most of them from participating in your retirement plan. Look…
Talk about an FMLA leave headache! This one was a migraine
When dozens of employees seek FMLA leave essentially all at once, something might be up. In this case, a federal appeals court rejected several claims filed by employees who were terminated after seeking FMLA leave along with many others. The employer had good reason to believe that the employees acted dishonestly and sought the FMLA…
Top 5 most popular employee perks: How does your company stack up?
What are your employees’ favorite perks? If your workforce is anything like the 1,227 participants in a recent Unum survey, the answer is time away from the workplace.
Unlocking employee engagement: New study reveals what employees want most in 2023
Lensa, an online job search platform, recently analyzed Google search data to determine exactly what workers want — providing valuable insight that can help companies boost employee engagement and retention. The researchers also examined the data to see which workplace demands are trending, defined in this study as growing the most year over year. This…
Workers can get away with what? A ruling you have to see to believe
A U.S. appeals court just issued some news employers will find very disturbing: There are times when employers have to just stand by and watch their workers disparage their businesses. Grab a vomit bag. This could make you a little sick (pun intended).
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