FFCRA
At a Glance: Hiring Employees in USA
Background information on applicants Background checks Are there any restrictions or prohibitions against background checks on applicants? Does it make a difference if an employer conducts its own checks or hires a third party? Federal law does not generally restrict background checks of applicants and employees provided that the employer conducts the check directly rather…
Read MoreEmployers May Voluntarily Extend Unused FFCRA Leave Benefits and Receive a Tax Credit Through March 2021
The latest coronavirus relief bill has been signed into law, and it answers a long-awaited question many employers had, which is whether the emergency paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave benefits under the Family First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) will continue beyond 2020? The short answer is that FFCRA leave ends on…
Read MoreDanone Extends 18 Weeks of Parental Leave to Manufacturing Employees
Danone North America, whose portfolio of brands include Activia, Dannon, Horizon Organic and YoCrunch, has expanded its parental bonding leave policy to its manufacturing employees, enabling them to take 18 weeks’ paid time off within the first year of the birth or adoption of a child. The company in a Dec. 1 announcement said the benefit is…
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