Final Rules for Cook County Illinois for Sick Leave Ordinance

A Business Nightmare: A patchwork of Sick Leave Laws On July 1, 2017, the Cook County and Chicago Sick Leave Ordinances and new minimum wage went into effect. Although the Cook County and Chicago Sick Leave ordinances are very similar, there are differences, especially with the final rule publish. Cook County Sick Leave applies to…

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Rhode Island Sick Leave Bill Passes Senate

Senate Makes Changes to Sick Leave Bill The Rhode Island Senate just passed a bill that would require mandatory sick leave for employees across the state. The bill is a scaled down version to the one that was originally introduced, which gave massive protection and benefits to employees. The current version of the bill provides…

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Montana Protected Leave Laws

Montana Sick Leave and Protected Leave Montana employers have often wondered what state laws are regarding sick leave or family medical leave. This is especially true as states across the United States have passed sick leave and parental leave laws. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of protected leave in Montana…

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New York Temporary Disability Insurance and the Family Medical Leave Act

New  York’s Short Term Disability Benefits The State of New York passed their Temporary Disability Benefits Program in 1949, making it one of the first states run disability programs. To date, only a handful of states offer temporary insurance including Hawaii, New  York, California and New Jersey. New York’s Temporary Disability Insurance provides paid benefits…

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Employer’s Guide to Utah Protected Leave

Utah Sick Leave and Protected Leave As many cities and states across the U.S.A. pass mandatory sick leave or local family medical leave laws, many Utah employers have wondered what protected leave laws exist in Utah. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of protected leave in Utah for managers and Human…

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Empower Your Employees with Employee Self-Service!

Understanding what an Employee Self-Service Portal Can Do Before the Employee Self Service (ESS) or employee portal, Human Resource professionals were required to manage such tasks such as changes to employee contact information, withholding status, PTO requests and more. Although the individual time spent for each of these tasks is small, they can add up…

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