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HR Alert: FMLA Refresher

Written by Lisa Coppola on August 10, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

It’s been a long, hot summer. Time for a nice, cold . . . FMLA refresher! Business owners, human resources professionals, and company managers – do you remember all the criteria that allow an employee to use FMLA leave? Let’s...

HR Alert: Navigating Overlapping COVID-19 Leave Laws

Written by Lisa Coppola on April 23, 2020. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment.

For the last few weeks, employers have been scrambling to ensure their compliance with the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The FFCRA provides two types of leave for employees during this pandemic: ...

HR Alert: Paid Family Leave for Organ Donation Surgery in NY

Written by Support on January 25, 2019. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment.

Effective February 3, 2019, New York employees can take paid family leave to care for a family member who’s preparing for or recovering from surgery related to organ or tissue donation. This change results from the Living...

NY PFL: Frequently-Asked Questions

Written by Support on January 2, 2018. Posted in Business, Employment.

As the countdown to the January 1st effective date of New York’s new Paid Family Leave law wound down, we fielded some great client questions we thought would be useful to our readers. Here they are. What if an employee...

NY PFL: Employees Can Take Leave To Bond With A Child In Daily Increments

Written by Support on December 19, 2017. Posted in Business, Employment.

If you’re an employer covered by the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), you’re already familiar with an employee’s ability to take time off to care for a newborn or a newly-placed adopted or foster child. What...

New York’s Paid Family Leave vs. FMLA: Family Members in the Military

Written by Support on August 9, 2017. Posted in Business, Employment.

We recently described the military-leave component of New York’s Paid Family Leave (PFL) law which becomes effective January 1, 2018. But how does this differ from the federal law called FMLA? Turns out there are pretty...

New York’s Paid Family Leave: Clarifying Military Considerations

Written by Support on August 3, 2017. Posted in Business, Employment.

Another part of New York’s Paid Family Leave law pertains to individuals with family members in the military. Employers certainly empathize with staff who have a family member in the military. It’s important to...

New York’s Paid Family Leave: Clarifying Child Care Changes

Written by Support on July 9, 2017. Posted in Business, Employment.

New York’s Paid Family Leave (PFL) benefit that becomes effective January 1, 2018 is on everyone’s mind. Although we’ve blogged about it this spring, the final regulations are out, so we’ll have a few...

New York’s Paid Family Leave: Benefits During Leave

Written by Support on May 9, 2017. Posted in Business, Employment.

Our last few posts have discussed how a New York employer can determine if an employee is entitled to leave under New York’s Paid Family Leave (PFL) law. Once you determine an employee is eligible for PFL, you may be wondering...

New York’s Paid Family Leave: Changes for Employers

Written by Support on May 1, 2017. Posted in Business, Employment.

New York employers should begin preparing to comply with New York’s Paid Family Leave (PFL) law which will become effective January 1, 2018. Your employees will have new rights, and you’ll have new responsibilities. An...

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