Medical

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Senate PerspectivesUrgent Need for Paid Medical Vacation Programs in MinnesotaBy Senator Sandy Pappas, District 65Over the past year, we have all faced tremendous challenges that have kept us…

Since leaving the military, I've worked closely with my veterans, helping them find meaningful employment for three years, and sharing veterinarian stories for another three years. During that time, I've met too many hardworking,…

Diving letter: U.S. workers would receive 12 weeks of family and sick leave for partial pay under President Joe Biden's American Families Plan, which he unveiled on Wednesday. The plan guarantees access to…

Maine needs a paid family and sick leave program If someone had told me that I was in this situation at 72, I would not have thought it possible. But here I sit and think about an uncertain future, anxious and depressed. I got a terrible…

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the "Rescue Plan").1 This post reviews Section 9641 of the Rescue Plan, which makes available tax credits to certain employers who voluntarily…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) - A Knoxville woman is still waiting for her unemployment benefit after filing twice.Rose Mosley applied once when she was diagnosed with COVID-19 and a second time after she was on vacation. However,…

United States:The New Jersey Supreme Court upholds the Workers Compensation Order, which regulates the reimbursement of medical…

Law360 (Apr 22, 2021, 1:38 p.m. EDT) - Freight company Unishippers and one of its subsidiaries can't escape claims by a former worker that she was wrongly dismissed two days after her request for short-term medical leave, a surgery…

Washington state law temporarily amended the state's Paid Family and Sick Leave Act (PFML) to create pandemic leave assistance grants for certain workers and employers. Employees and employers can only apply for these grants…