Mr. Donahue suffered a heat-related injury while working as a probationary employee for UPS. He was hospitalized overnight for extreme heat exhaustion, acute kidney failure, and a cracked kneecap. UPS paid Mr. Donahue workers’ compensation for three months until he was cleared to restart work...
the court ruled that the federalEmployee Retirement Income Security Act(ERISA) did notpreemptthe Illinois law. ERISA is an extremely complex and technical set of provisions that seek to protect employee benefit programs. The decision was significant because it empowered other states to enact similar...
These hours will be credited to the Employee for the computation period in which the duties are performed; and (B) Each hour for which an Employee is paid, or entitled to payment, by an Employer on account of a period of time during which no duties are performed (irrespective of whether...
Most small business owners that maintain a paid staff will, at one time or another, have a pregnant employee in the workplace. In fact, Bureau of Labor Statistics figures indicate that fully 80 percent of all working women will become pregnant at some point in their working lives. ...
In the UK, this is the period for which Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is paid. It may start at any time from the start of the 11th week before the expected week of confinement and can continue for up to 18 weeks. The start date is usually agreed with the employee, but can start at...