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Louisiana Court Declines to Restore $300 Weekly Jobless Benefit
On Aug. 1, Louisiana stopped paying the $300 pandemic-related weekly supplemental unemployment benefit provided under federal law
NLRB General Counsel Calls for Changes in Board Agenda
In her first memo as National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) general counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo presented an agenda full of recommended changes for the board
Medical Cannabis Patients in Puerto Rico Gain Employment Protections
Unless an exception applies, employers in Puerto Rico are prohibited from discriminating against registered and authorized medical-cannabis patients when making
Weekly Jobless Claims Fall for Fourth Straight Week
States reported that 348,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending August 14, a decrease of 29,000 from the previous week’s revised level
New York Issues Guidance on Paid Family Leave Tax Treatment
The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (DOTF) issued much-needed guidance regarding the tax treatment of deductions from employee wages used to finance
Paid Sick Leave Concerns California Employers
Even as the president called for a national paid-sick-leave law in the week leading up to the 2015 State of the Union address
Local Sick Leave Laws Raise Compliance Challenges
City ordinances that require employers to provide paid sick leave are popping up all over the country, and they’re driving human resources departments to do calculations
Interviewing Harassed Employee During Leave May Violate the FMLA
An employee who alleged that he had been harassed and who then was pressured to describe the harassment during his ensuing medical leave could bring an FMLA interference
When Disasters Strike: Pay, Leave and Related Issues
Natural disasters bring an all-too timely reminder of pay and benefits issues that HR managers should bear in mind
