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- Oct 19 2015
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- Blog, Employee Benefits, Vacation
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Are Unlimited Vacation Policies Good or Bad for Employees?
LinkedIn, the business-oriented social networking giant, recently announced that as of November 1, 2015, it will offer its employees unlimited vacation time. LinkedIn will join the ranks of other major employers including General Electric Co., Netflix, Virgin Group, and Groupon in adopting unlimited vacation policies, known in the human resources sphere as “discretionary time off” policies.
There is no federal or …
- Nov 22 2013
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- Blog, Employment Law
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Kudos to Costco – A Big Employer Doing Right by Its Employees
Recognizing An Employer Doing Right
We just wanted to start the weekend off on a positive note this morning. So instead of posting about the unjust, unfair, or plain old ugly side of the working world, today we are shining a light on one of the good guys.
I’m sure that by now, many of you have heard that Costco is a …
- Mar 3 2011
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- Blog, Disability Benefits, FMLA and ERISA, Employee Benefits, Legislative Advocacy, Sick Leave
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SB Healthy Workplace Act – Senator Sandoval
Vote Yes for SB 128 – Healthy Workplace Act – Senator Sandoval
This bill would provide for paid sick leave for Illinois workers.
Requires an employer to provide an employee up to 7 sick days with pay during each 12-month period. Provides that an employee may use the sick days care for physical or mental illness, injury, medical condition, professional medical diagnosis or care, …
- Nov 11 2010
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- Blog, Employee Benefits
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High Risk Insurance Pools
Having trouble getting private health insurance because of a pre-existing condition? You’re certainly not alone. It is estimated that 15.9 percent of Americans are uninsured, many for precisely the same reason. While President Obama’s health care legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, explicitly prohibits denying an individual health insurance because of pre-existing conditions or a history of high …
