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Feb. 16, 2021
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The Ridgefield Continuing Education program has previously offered online photography courses. It currently has additional technology classes scheduled for the future, along with an eBay workshop, Ballroom Dance, and German Geneology, and a “True Justice” documentary screening.Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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An informative German Genealogy workshop, taught by Francoise Lampe, who has
extensive experience doing genealogical research in the U.S. and abroad, is available through the Ridgefield Continuing Education program Feb. 25 (12:30 to 2:30 p.m.; $31) or Thursday, March 11 (6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; $31) live, interactive, and online on Zoom.
Employers need to educate their workers and stay up-to-date on changes in Connecticut’s new Paid Family Medical Leave Act to avoid pitfalls that could result in expensive penalties, HR consulting firm Mercer warned at an event on Wednesday.
More than 300 registered for a Mercer webcast on the new leave program, which required employers to start withholding employee contributions on Jan. 1. The deduction was set at 0.5% of the first $142,800 of wages, with most employees eligible, including part-time and seasonal workers.
Although employees pay for the new program through their contributions, employers are responsible for administering it and should consider third-party vendors as the task becomes more complex, said Rich Fuerstenberg, a senior partner at Mercer.
Connecticut Maternity Leave: Everything Expectant Parents Need to Know About the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) workingmother.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from workingmother.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Published January 28. 2021 9:55PM
HARTFORD (AP) The head of Connecticut s fledgling paid family and medical program is urging employers to register with the CT Paid Leave Authority as soon as possible, essentially informing state officials they ve begun taking the state-mandated deductions from their employees paychecks to help fund the initiative.
Andrea Barton Reeves, the authority s CEO, said about 41,000 of the state s estimated 100,000 employers, as of Wednesday, had registered to withhold the money.
“We need to know that they’re aware of their obligation to withhold that one half of 1% from employee wages,” money that s eventually due to the state at the end of April, said Reeves. “If they fail to withhold, they can t go back to their employees and get that money.
Connecticut businesses that do not register with the CT Paid Leave Authority could face financial repercussions courant.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from courant.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.