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We’ve all heard the old adage, “actions speak louder than words,” but a recent court case, Ziccarelli v. Dart, 35 F.4th 1079 (7th Cir. 2022), highlights the opposite — that words still matter, even when there is no overt action, and they can get employers in trouble. Case Facts Salvatore Ziccarelli, a long-time employee of … Continued
FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) And Mental Health Increasingly, employers are seeking ways to support employees seeking help managing mental health conditions. According to APA’s 2022 Work and Well-being Survey, 80% of employees seek employers who prioritize mental wellness. Requests for leaves under FMLA are one way employees are seeking to manage their mental health … Continued
As we continue to count down (less than a year!) until benefits become available under Oregon’s paid family and medical leave (“PFML” or “Paid Leave Oregon”) program, there are some upcoming dates that both employees and employers should note. Implementation of the program was pushed out a year, but we have finally reached a major … Continued
Labor Day was first formalized as a holiday in 1894 as a way to celebrate workers’ achievements in the height of the Industrial Revolution. Granted, back then many workers, some as young as six years old, worked an average of 12-hours per day, seven days per week. Fast forward a quick 128 years, and managing … Continued
A couple weeks ago, the Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC) held its annual conference in Denver, Colorado. On day three of the conference, ReedGroup’s Compliance Team, including myself, Carla O’Sullivan and Sheri Pullen, with special guest Garlande Patz from Guardian, presented “Law & Order: DMEC Edition,” an absence-management-focused parody of the well-known television franchise. If … Continued
It’s the end of a busy week for absence management professionals, who descended on Denver, Colorado for the Disability Management Employer Coalition’s (DMEC) Annual Conference. DMEC celebrated its 30th anniversary this year with co-founder Marcia Caruthers, and a look back at some of the developments that led to the organization’s founding and growth, including innumerable … Continued
Nurses care. It’s who they are, what they do—and unfortunately, it can hurt them. RNs experience some of the highest injury and illness rates in health care/social services, a field where such incidents are already higher than average. The most frequent source of employee absence in any field, back injury, affects nurses acutely because they … Continued
While the ReedGroup Compliance team has been hard at work preparing for our upcoming presentation at the Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC) annual conference early next month, we’ve also collected a handful of interesting reads to keep you entertained this summer. Grab a beach towel and umbrella, head to the beach or pool, and dive … Continued
Violence is the fifth-leading cause of nonfatal occupational injuries in the United States and workplace violence (WPV) has been on the rise since 2017, despite suspected underreporting. The peer-reviewed journal article, Occupational post-traumatic stress disorder and workplace violence in workers’ compensation claims, published in The Journal of Traumatic Stress, found that a lack of resources … Continued
Paid family and medical leave (PFML) legislation has certainly been trending this year; however, there seems to be another sort of trend: legislation creating a paid family and medical leave insurance (PFMLI) program. What’s the difference? Honestly, for most states, the difference is only in name – for example, Oregon’s upcoming program is called a … Continued
Gather around the virtual water cooler with us to see what your colleagues are talking about. ReedGroup’s most popular blog posts in 2022 so far are: Paid Family & Medical Leave Update A summary of PFML in California, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Washington, plus programs coming … Continued
Starting July 1, 2022, Connecticut employers are required by the Connecticut Department of Labor to provide their employees with written notice that will describe the job-protected leaves and benefits available to them under the Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act (CT FMLA) and the Connecticut Paid Leave Program. This notice is required at the time … Continued
