Archive of Leave of Absence
Connecticut Mandates Paid Sick Leave For Service Workers
on Jun 11 in Connecticut, Leave of Absence, Policies tagged Connecticut paid sick leave, service worker by Michael Tiliakos
When Connecticut employers with 50 or more employees ring in the New Year on January 1, 2012, they will become the first employers required by state law to provide “service workers” working in Connecticut with 40 hours of paid sick leave per year. A “service worker” is defined as a nonexempt or hourly employee who [...]
Employer Not Entitled to Reimbursement of Advanced Wages and Benefits
on Apr 29 in Employment Contract, Leave of Absence, Policies, Wage/Hour tagged advance, Middle East Airlines Air Liban v. Damaris Cordero, reimbursement by Anthony Rao
Former employee takes an advance on sick days and obtains prepayment of medical and dental insurance premiums, then quits and does not pay back the advances. Employer seeks reimbursement of advanced wages and benefits in court; it (correctly) does not deduct from her final wages. Employee moves to dismiss the complaint because there was no [...]
More Employment Regulations and a Safe Harbor Under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
on Nov 10 in Discrimination, Leave of Absence, Policies tagged genetic information nondiscrimination act, GINA, medical exam by Anthony Rao
The EEOC recently issued final regulations to Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). Under GINA, employers cannot discriminate based on genetic information and must handle/collect genetic information with care (employers cannot search the internet, conduct a property search, or actively overhear third-party conversations to obtain genetic information). Genetic information generally is defined [...]
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