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All companies are required to give up to 40 hours of paid sick leave per year for both full- and part-time employees, except per diem healthcare employees and unionized construction workers. Eligible employees earn one hour of paid sick leave for evert 30 hours worked and can use it after 120 days after being hired. Unused time can be carried over.
U.S. unemployment claims rose to 221,000 last week, up 9,000 claims from 212,000 the week prior on a seasonally adjusted basis. Iowa saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims, with ...
The state employee pay plan for the 2025 fiscal year, which starts on July 1, 2024, is modeled after last year's pay raises. It is designed to be more beneficial for workers who are paid below ...
The Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 was proposed during the shutdown's third week, and was signed into law within two weeks after that after overwhelming, bipartisan support in Congress. The bill was introduced in the Senate by Senator Ben Cardin as S. 24 on January 3, 2019 with 30 cosponsors. [8]
Unemployment insurance is funded by both federal and state payroll taxes. In most states, employers pay state and federal unemployment taxes if: (1) they paid wages to employees totaling $1,500 or more in any quarter of a calendar year, or (2) they had at least one employee during any day of a week for 20 or more weeks in a calendar year, regardless of whether those weeks were consecutive.
Kansas budgeted $120 million in pay raises for state employees, and individuals whose positions are deemed to be 10% or more below the market rate for their salary can expect a pay bump up to the ...
At least 145 countries provide paid sick days for short- or long-term illnesses, with 127 providing a week or more annually. 98 countries guarantee one month or more of paid sick days. [ 76 ] Many high-income economies require employers to provide paid sick days upwards of 10 days, including: the Netherlands, Ireland (from 2026), [ 77 ...
A $15 minimum wage and 5% pay raise for state workers are part of Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly's budget proposal. Here's what else is in the budget. ... A $15 minimum wage and 5% pay raise for state ...