Sentences with phrase «requiring paid family leave»

One possible solution more broadly would be state or federal laws requiring paid family leave, enabling the pilots to take a longer unpaid leave without losing as much income.

The only states currently requiring paid family leave are California, New Jersey, Rhode Island and, as of April 1, New York.

Not exact matches

While it is easy to point fingers and shame corporations for not offering paid leave to all employees, Katie Bethell, founder and executive director of PLUS told Fortune in an interview about an earlier version of the non-profit's report that «ultimately, solving paid family leave will require a national public policy.»

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Federal law does not require paid family and medical leave, and only 18 percent of U.S. businesses offer paid family leave, according to the HR professional organization Society for Human Resource Management's 2016 Employee Benefits Survey.

A Cuomo aide hit back, listing accomplishments over his seven years in office, including paid family leave, a $ 15 minimum wage, marriage equality, raising the age of criminal responsibility — and the SAFE Act, which requires universal background checks to buy a gun.

But the state's Business Council opposes the measure, saying they already have enough paperwork to deal with right now implementing the state's new paid family leave program, which also requires a payroll mechanism for employee contributions.

The proposed bill, agreed to by the mayor and Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Vivertio but not yet introduced or passed in the council, will expand the size of businesses required to provide paid sick leave from 15 or more employees to 5 or more employees, accelerate it's applicability so that all covered businesses must comply by April 1, 2014 (businesses with 15 - 20 employees have until April 1, 2015 under the existing law), remove exemptions for manufacturing businesses and remove economic measurements that could have caused a delayed implementation and expand the range of family members that employees can care for during such paid sick leave.

He is working to support a bill that would require employers to provide paid family and medical leave.

Mr. de Blasio did not ease business owners» fears last week when he enacted his first piece of legislation: the Paid Family Leave law, requiring employers with as few as five employees to provide paid time off or face penaltPaid Family Leave law, requiring employers with as few as five employees to provide paid time off or face penaltpaid time off or face penalties.

While signing the bill to increase the state's minimum wage, Cuomo also signed into a law a plan that will require businesses to provide 12 weeks of paid family leave to anyone caring for an infant or a family member with a serious health condition.

Other provisions still require negotiation, including separate measures in the Assembly and Senate to provide paid Family leave to New York's workers.

But the state's Business Council opposes the measure, saying they already have enough paperwork to deal with right now implementing the state's new paid family leave program, which also requires a pay roll mechanism for employee contributions.

The city passed legislation that requires businesses with at least 20 employees to offer six weeks of fully paid family leave to parents — both moms and dads and both full - and part - time employees who work in the city.

Sanctions built into No Child Left Behind require states to pay for tutoring services and transportation to another school when families decide to transfer their children out of failing schools.

You'll still need to find out whether that leave is paid or unpaid, and if your employer requires you to use your paid leave before using your family leave.