Tag: small business healthcare
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Paid Leave For Any Reason In Illinois Starting 2024
The Illinois legislature passed the Paid Leave for All Workers (PLFAW) Act on January 10th, 2023. The passing of this law makes Illinois the third state in the U.S. to require private employers to provide earned paid leave to employees to be used for any reason.
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Retirement Savings Plans Are Now Required In Colorado
As of January 1st, 2023, employees in California whose employers do not offer retirement plans now have access to an optional retirement savings plan. This plan will be a state-facilitated retirement savings program through the Colorado SecureSavings Program.
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New York Introduces Workers’ Compensation Retaliation Bill
Lawmakers in New York proposed Senate Bill 1488. This bill would prohibit businesses from retaliating if employees file workers’ compensation claims following work-related injuries.
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Guidelines Announced By NIOSH For The Safety Of Temporary Workers
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently released a set of best practices to better protect temporary workers on the job. The mission of NIOSH is to develop new knowledge in the field of occupational safety and health and to transfer that knowledge into practice.
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Re-Evaluate Your COVID-19 Policies As The Newest Variant Makes Its Presence
As we all began to have high hopes that COVID-19 could be over, a new variant has become prominent in the United States. XBB. 1.5. variant, or the so-called “Kraken” variant, has been circulating in many countries and has quickly become the newest dominant COVID-19 strain in the U.S.
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Pay Transparency – Does The Good Outweigh The Bad?
Recently, pay transparency has become one of the hottest topics for businesses. Before we jump into the reasoning behind it, let’s discuss what pay transparency is.