California: Obligations of an Employee Taking Leave

?Under both the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), an employee is required to provide at least 30 days’ notice of the need for leave... Read more »

Apple Postpones Plans to Work in the Office Three Days a Week

?Noting a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, Apple Inc. informed employees May 17 that it is delaying its plans to require employees to work in the office three days a week. We’ve... Read more »

Health Plan Contraceptive Coverage Linked to Declining Abortion Rates

The U.S. Supreme Court’s pending ruling on Roe v. Wade is drawing attention to health plans’ coverage of birth control. As the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provided increased access to affordable, long-acting... Read more »

Apple Puts Plans to Work in the Office Three Days a Week on Hold

?Noting a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, Apple Inc. informed employees May 17 that it is delaying its plans to require employees to work in the office three days a week. We’ve... Read more »

Delaware Paid Family and Medical Leave Law Signed

?On May 10, 2022, Delaware Gov. John Carney signed the Healthy Delaware Families Act, which provides up to 12 weeks of leave and benefits to covered employees for certain parental, family caregiving and... Read more »

Lack of flexibility pushes half of women to consider leaving job

More than half (52%) of women say a lack of flexibility at work has pushed them to leave or consider leaving a job, according to research that highlights how a percieved lack... Read more »

A Tale of Two Organizations’ Wellness Strategies

?Americans’ mental health rating is at a 21-year low, primarily because fewer than 1 in 4 U.S. employees feel strongly that their organization cares about their well-being—the lowest percentage in nearly a... Read more »

Baxters to discuss non-cash benefits at EB Reset 2020

Clyde Marwick, group HR director at food organisation Baxters, will discuss the perks of offering employees non-cash benefits at Employee… The post Baxters to discuss non-cash benefits at EB Reset 2020 appeared... Read more »

How Europe is supporting workers in the coronavirus outbreak

As chancellor Rishi Sunak prepares to announce plans to support the wages of millions of worker we look at similar schemes in their infancy on the Continent. The post How Europe is... Read more »

Apprenticeships should be opened up to single parents

Photo: Shutterstock Most single parents are being locked out of apprenticeships because of a lack of part-time opportunities and the difficulty of supporting children with such low pay.  Single parents make ideal... Read more »