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San Francisco to Provide Expanded Paid Sick Leave for Workers Impacted by Coronavirus
San Francisco’s new Workers and Families First Program provides additional paid sick leave benefits for employees affected by COVID-19. The program includes $10 million in funding that will allow businesses to provide an additional five days of sick leave pay beyond their existing policies. This…
San Francisco Paid Sick Leave and the Coronavirus
The San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement has issued guidance regarding the use of San Francisco paid sick leave during the current local health emergency. OLSE Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Rule 2.3 is suspended and has been replaced. Now, employers may not require a doctor’s note or…
Arizona’s Industrial Commission Issues Guidance on Use of Paid Sick for Covid-19-Related Absences
New guidance from the Industrial Commission of Arizona covers the use of paid sick leave during the Covid-19 pandemic and addresses how the new federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act will affect Arizona businesses and workers. The Industrial Commission clarified that employees may use…
Los Angeles County Implements Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for Covid-19 Purposes
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has approved a supplemental paid sick leave measure that fills in the gaps between the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order providing supplemental paid sick leave to food sector workers. The order is…
Funding for $300-a-Week Unemployment Benefits Could Run Out in Six Weeks
An extra $300 a week in federal unemployment benefits is likely to take a couple of weeks to reach workers and funding could be exhausted a month and a half later, according to a senior U.S. Department of Labor official. Based on the current number of unemployment benefit recipients, the official…
Remote Workforce or Not, New Jersey Employers Must Ensure Notices and Posters Remain Up to Date
Several new employment laws were passed in New Jersey last year, including Covid-19 guidance and executive orders, amendments to the Family Leave Act and the Earned Sick Leave Law, and a legislative package focused on independent contractor misclassification. Some of these new laws resulted in…
Join the National Safety Council in Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of National Safety Month
June is National Safety Month, and the National Safety Council and ASA are focusing on the leading causes of preventable injury and working together to help eliminate them. The weekly topics for 2021 are incident prevention, ongoing Covid-19 safety concerns, psychological safety, and continuous safety improvement. Protecting temporary worker safety and well-being is a top priority…
Join the National Safety Council in Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of National Safety Month
June is National Safety Month, an initiative of the National Safety Council that focuses on reducing leading causes of injury and death at work, on the road, and at home. The theme for this week is “Advance Your Safety Journey.” Safety is all about continuous improvement. Whether organizationally or individually, NSC can help provide guidance for your…
EEOC and State Law Protect Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Victims
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