Family and medical leave, incl. FMLA (BenefitsLink.com)Headlines re Family and medical leave, incl. FMLA, gathered by BenefitsLink.comGuidance Overview New Jersey's Paid Family Leave Law: The Hidden Costs to Employers- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Excerpt: "Unlike the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA), which generally cover the full-time workforce of employers with 50 or more employees, the Paid Family Leave Law covers all New Jersey employers subject to the unemployment compensation law, regardless of the number of employees they employ." (Littler Mendelson P.C.)http://www.littler.com/presspublications/index.cfm?event=pubItem&pubItemID=18636&c... Guidance Overview New Jersey Enacts Paid Family Leave Law (PDF)- (Found June 24, 2008 ) 4 pages. Excerpt: "On May 2, 2008, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine signed the New Jersey Paid Family Leave Insurance Law (A-873; S-786). . . . The law's stated purpose is to 'increase workplace productivity and alleviate the enormous and growing stress on working families of balancing the demands of work and family needs.'" (Seyfarth Shaw LLP)http://www.seyfarth.com/dir_docs/news_item/93bcfa9d-34b2-49c1-89be-525f5e924fc1_documentup... Guidance Overview Text of 'Compliance Quarterly' for California HR Professionals- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Excerpt: "In this issue: San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance in effect - for now; New laws impact California employers; New leaves for military families in Californina . . . ." (Mercer)http://www.mercer.com/summary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1258920 Guidance Overview New Jersey to Provide Paid Family Leave- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Excerpt: "Employers are required to post and distribute a notice of the new Family Temporary Disability Leave program within 30 days after it is developed by the Commissioner of Labor. Notice also must be given when an employee is hired, at the request of an employee, and when an employee notifies the employer of a leave that is covered by the Family Temporary Disability Leave program." (Deloitte)http://benefitslink.com/articles/guests/washbull080512a.html Towers Perrin U.S. Legislative Tracking Chart Human Resources (PDF)- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Excerpt: "These charts summarize selected federal legislation that would affect employer benefit programs. The bills included on the charts are based on judgments regarding the prominence of the issue, the likelihood of enactment, and the influence of the sponsors." (Towers Perrin)http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/getwebcachedoc?country=usa&webc=HRS/USA/2007/200708/Hum... House Passes Legislation That Would Institute Paid Parental Leave Policy for All Federal Employees- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Excerpt: "The House voted 278-146 to pass H.R. 5781, which would provide four weeks of paid maternal or paternal leave for the birth or adoption of a child. It would, for the first time, let new parents use their accrued sick leave for an additional eight weeks of paid leave." (GovernmentExecutive.com)http://govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=40281&sid=2 |