Absence Leave Laws: Do you know the differences?
By Angie Brown, Absence Practice Leader June 23rd, 2020 The last few months have seen not only the United States but the entire world take a step back, slow down, […]
FFCRA Leads to Communication Gap for Employers and Employees
By Angie Brown, Business Development Manager & Absence Specialist April 10th, 2020 From the time the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was passed on March 18, employers had just [...]
Emergency Paid Sick Leave, COVID Relief Bill Represent Progress But Still Leave Americans in a Tough Spot
By Angie Brown, Absence Practice Leader April 1st, 2020 Less than a month ago, I wrote a blog about how COVID-19 highlighted the need for a federal paid leave program […]
Coronavirus Pandemic Highlights the Need for Paid Leave Program
By Angie Brown, Business Development Manager & Absence Specialist March 12th, 2020 New cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) are being reported daily around the world. Since first being reported in [...]
Why Everyone in the United States Should Have Access to Paid Family Leave
By Angie Brown, Absence Practice Leader January 29th, 2020 “Paid maternity leave or comparable insurance benefits should be provided for women workers.” – John F. Kennedy, 1963 [...]
New York Includes Reasonable Accommodation Leave for Domestic Violence Victims
By Angie Brown, Business Development Manager & Absence Specialist October 10th, 2019 Effective November 18, 2019 a new law will go in to effect in the state of New York […]
Filling in the Gaps with Leave Management Technology
By Angie Brown, Business Development Manager & Absence Specialist August 4th, 2019 Technology does not eliminate human error, but it can erect barriers to our impulses to jump to the […]
Portal-Enabled Absence Reporting Puts Responsibility in the Hands of the User
By Angie Brown, Business Development Manager & Absence Specialist July 1st, 2019 While many employers fear the threat of their first review by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Clark […]
“Honest Belief” Can Justify Investigation
By Angie Brown, Business Development Manager & Absence Specialist July 1st, 2019 Employer surveys suggest that although employers are more educated on the FMLA than ever before, they still [...]
Muddied Waters: Choosing Between PTO and FMLA is No Longer a Gray Area
If you haven’t yet heard, the DOL has issued an opinion letter relating to the designation of FMLA leave. The opinion letter provides that “an employer is prohibited from delaying the [...]
