Navigating the Maze of Paid Sick Leaves

On February 20, 2014, Morgan Lewis presented a one-hour webinar discussing revamping paid time off (PTO) and short-term disability policies to ensure compliance with paid sick time legislation.

Topics included:

• Determining the right paid leave program for an organization
• Structuring a paid leave program to help prevent leave abuse
• The interplay of mandated paid leave and voluntary PTO policies
• The intersection with federal and state unpaid leave laws
• Handling paid leave under cafeteria plan and COBRA rules
• Purchasing PTO days under a cafeteria plan
• Understanding mandated paid leave laws: notice provisions, certification requirements, and covered reasons
• Establishing the terms and conditions of a paid leave policy

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