In the past few years, organizations have faced unprecedented challenges, including a sudden shift to remote work, employee burnout, and rampant resignations. Another issue adding to these challenges is a complex maze of employee leave policies. There are currently federal leave laws such as the FMLA, ADA, and USERRA, as well as religious observations under Title VII, and workers’ compensation. In addition, there are 396 state-specific and 67 county-specific leave laws, and they are growing and changing constantly.
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The following are key issues and trends that people leaders should be aware of, not only to remain compliant, but also to make employee leave more of a stress-free experience that can help attract and retain talent.
Incorporating wage replacement benefits into job-protected leave programs is a practice that is proliferating. Whether it’s paid parental leave legislation on the state level (with Oregon and Colorado being the newest to implement these programs), legislation at the local level (such as in Tacoma, Washington where a law was passed requiring paid sick leave to be used for bereavement purposes), or paid leave due to COVID-19 under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) on the federal level (which sunsetted at the end of September 2021), there are more and more pay requirements employers must be aware of as they administer their leave...
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