Many Wisconsin employees wonder about their paid sick leave. Is there a state law that requires employers to give workers a specific number of days of paid sick time? The answer is no. There is no Wisconsin law mandating the number of sick days a company is
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Policies for providing Florida employees paid sick leave are determined by each individual employer, if the employer decides to offer this benefit. Employers have this right, because they are not legally obligated to provide paid sick time at all. There is no Florida law that requires it. There is
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There are several false assumptions regarding light duty restrictions. First, the employer is not required to create a light duty position if one is not already available. Two, there is no Arizona or federal law addressing light duty. Each company is within its rights to establish its own light
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OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) has been recommending for at least the last 5 years that employers put an emergency influenza plan into effect. OSHA suggests every employer in Nevada and in the country put a plan in place now, before they need it. Most Nevada
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Texas employees and employers need to take precautions regarding Swine Flu. In April, 2009, the CDC issued an alert on Swine Flu , the 2009 H1N1 Influenza virus. The current outbreak is centered mostly in Mexico, but this type of flu could easily become an epidemic of
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Are Louisiana employees entitled to paid short-term disability, either by Louisiana state law, or by federal law? The answer to this question is no. There is no federal or Louisiana state law, which guarantees income for workers on short-term disability. There are federal programs, which offer assistance,
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Is there any federal or state law that requires an Indiana employer to “hold a job open” for an employee on FMLA? The short answer the question is no. The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has no bearing on what occurs while the employee is gone, only
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Michigan employees have wondered what short-term disability benefits are offered by Michigan or federal law. Several federal programs offer short-term disability benefits, but there is no Michigan or federal law which guarantees income for employees on short-term disability. The Social Security Administration offers short-term disability
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Under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) an employer cannot refuse to hire a worker simply because he or she is disabled. The law requires the employer to make reasonable accommodations for the worker, and to consider the person’s qualifications without including the disability as a hiring
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South Carolina employers are required by federal law to make “reasonable accommodations” for workers with disabilities. These accommodations are mandated by the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) which was passed in 1990. Exactly what is considered “reasonable” can vary from job to job, and from company to company.
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Massachusetts law does not require employers to provide workers paid sick time. Neither does federal law. In fact, there is no state or federal law regarding sick pay at all. No state requires employers to pay for accrued sick time either. Ten states mandate that companies pay
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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for disabled workers, whether the disability is temporary or permanent. Failure to do so constitutes discrimination and is illegal. In the case of a worker put on light duty restriction, employers are not bound by
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Employees who have worked 1,250 hours over 12 months for the same employer are allowed to take FMLA leave (Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993). Under this Act, workers are allowed up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per 12 months for “serious health conditions” and situations
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Short term disability is considered a private insurance, even when purchased through work. Therefore, terms of the plans vary depending on what the employee purchased. Some companies offer 13 to 26 weeks. Some businesses offer 52 weeks. New York, New Jersey, Hawaii, California and Rhode Island have mandatory state
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Can a worker on short term disability be terminated for being away from work too much? If a Kansas worker takes 11 weeks of short term disability, can he or she go on disability again in the same year? The above questions refer to two separate issues.
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Arizona employees ask two questions. Can a worker use short-term disability more than once per year? Can a company terminate a worker on disability for taking too much leave? First of all, whatever plans a company utilizes, they must be applied fairly and evenly to all employees.
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The Americans with Disabilities Act is a federal Act that applies to many employers and employees in the state of Hawaii. Because the Act is a federal Act, it potentially applies to employers and employees in states across the country. The Act prohibits employers from discriminating against employees with disabilities
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The Rehabilitation Act is a federal Act that applies to many employers and employees in states across the country, including employers and employees in the state of Idaho. The Act prohibits employers from discriminating against employees that have disabilities for reasons that are directly related to the employees’ disabilities.
The Disaster Unemployment Assistance program is a federal program that is administered by the federal government in order to provide financial assistance to employees tha are out of work as a direct result of a disaster. Many employees in states across the country, including the state of Washington, may be
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The Americans with Disabilities Act is a federal Act that helps to protect the employment rights of disabled workers in states across the country. Many employees and employers are covered by the Act in the state of New Jersey. However, the Act does not cover all employer and employees.
The Rehabilitation Act is a federal Act that applies to many employers and employees in states across the country, including the state of Colorado. However, the Act does not pertain to all employees and employers. When the Act does apply to a company, the employer must not discriminate against an
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The Americans with Disabilities Act is a federal Act that applies to many employees in states across the country, including many employees in the state of Maine. The Act is in place in order to ensure that employers do not discriminate against employees that have disabilities for reasons that are
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The Disaster Unemployment Assistance program is a federal program that is in place for states across the country so that if an employee is out of work due to a disaster, the employee can receive federal funding. In the event that there is a disaster, such as a flood or
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Many employees in Colorado will be covered by the Rehabilitation Act. This Act is a federal Act that applies to employees in states across the country. However, not all employers or employees are covered by the Act.
When an employer and employee are covered by the Act, the employer
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Many employees will be able to receive financial assistance from the federal government if they are victims of a disaster and can no longer work. The Disaster Unemployment Assistance program is in place in order to ensure that when an employee has been in a disaster and can no longer
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The Disaster Unemployment Assistance program is a federal program that is administered by the federal government in order to provide employees with financial assistance in the event that they are out of work as a direct result of a disaster, such as a natural disaster. Many types of disasters will
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Employees in Minnesota may be covered by the Rehabilitation Act if they also work for a covered employer. The Act is in place in order to ensure that if an employee has a qualifying disability, the employer will not discriminate against the employee for reasons that are related to that
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Many employees in the state of California will receive coverage under the Americans with Disabilities Act. This federal Act helps to ensure that employees with disabilities will not be discriminated against in the workplace. However, the Act only protects workers from discrimination that is based on the disability and not
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The Rehabilitation Act is a federal Act that helps to ensure that employees in states across the country will be treated equally in the workplace, regardless of whether or not they have a disability. Employees with disabilities are covered by the Act as well as employees in states across the
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The Disaster Unemployment Assistance program is a federal program that applies to many employees in states across the country, including employees in the state of California. When an employee has been in a disaster, the employee may be able to receive financial compensation from the federal government if the employee
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