Posts Tagged ‘pregnancy leave’
CHECK OR DEBIT CARD
Changes to California’s Mandatory Workplace Pamphlets on State Benefit Programs California employers must provide certain government-issued pamphlets or information sheets to new hires, to employees on certain types of leaves of absence, and to workers upon termination of employment. The California Employment Development Department (EDD) — overseeing unemployment and disability benefits, payroll tax collection, and […]
ALL IN THE FAMILY
New Workplace Notice Available For Family Related Leaves Starting April 1, 2019, covered California employers must post the new Family Care and Medical Leave and Pregnancy Disability Leave notice (DFEH-100-21/March 2019). Previously, the notice was only for employers with 50 or more on payroll. It summarized employee rights and responsibilities when requesting Family Care […]
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS…
KNOCK, KNOCK When It’s Your Turn For a Government Payroll Audit For California, the Employment Development Department (EDD) is responsible for the administration of unemployment and disability insurance, workforce training services and payroll audits. The agency has the power to impose significant, potentially fatal penalties for non-compliance. An EDD visit to look over pay practices […]
PREGNANCY ACCOMMODATION IN CALIFORNIA
New, Simpler Certification Form for Disability Leave, Transfer and Other Reasonable Accommodation The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) requires employers with five or more on payroll to provide pregnancy disability leave, transfer and/or other reasonable accommodation due to pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition. A woman is “disabled by pregnancy” if her […]
PAID PARENTAL LEAVE REQUIRED FOR SAN FRANCISCO EMPLOYERS
Groundbreaking Law Creates Paid Time Off for Baby Bonding As part of their ongoing efforts to establish family-friendly workplaces, the City and County of San Francisco are now the first municipalities in the U.S. to require employers to pay for parental leave. The San Francisco Paid Parental Leave Ordinance and its amendment (together, PPLO), starting […]
CHANGING TIMES DEPARTMENT
New Definition of Spouse Under Federal Family Medical Leave Act Now Includes Same Sex Couples Prior to 2013, same sex spouses had no FMLA leave benefits regardless of whether their residence state recognized same sex marriages. However, U.S. Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in U.S. v. Windsor struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act which […]
PREGNANCY AND DISABILITY
California Employers’ Obligations to Accommodate May Not End After Providing the Required Four Month Leave A recent California Court of Appeal case – Sanchez v. Swissport, Inc. (February 21, 2014), 213 California Appellate Reporter, fourth series (Cal.App.4th) 1331 – confirms that employers must comply with both the Pregnancy Disability Leave Law (PDLL) law and the […]
REQUIRING USE OF PAID VACATION FOR UNPAID LEAVES
Time Off Work for Illness is No Vacation, or Is It? California businesses with 50 or more employees must comply with the federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA). For eligible employees, both acts are essentially “you will have your job waiting for you” laws. Neither FMLA nor CFRA […]
WORKPLACE MIAS
Termination for Absence or Lateness As “at-will” status permits either the employer or the employee to freely end the relationship even with no advance notice and for no reason at all, obviously a business can legitimately terminate an “at-will” worker for not showing up or for being late. However, there are some practical considerations. Normally, […]
WRITTEN EMPLOYEE ATTENDANCE POLICY
It would seem too obvious to have a policy that workers must show up in order to keep their jobs and to be paid. Perhaps it is, but it’s still not a bad idea to issue clear written directives expecting attendance, specifying work days and working hours, and setting procedures for employees to notify the […]