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Here's How Much Parental Leave You Get in Every U.S. State By Nicole Johnson, Stacker News On 3/2/21 at 6:30 PM EST The United States falls behind when it comes to parental and family leave laws. It is the only industrialized nation in the world among 42 countries analyzed by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development that does not have any federally mandated paid parental leave policy. Several countries do offer extensive parental leave, such as Sweden, that offers robust parental leave with parents sharing 480 days of paid parental leave per child, at 80 percent of the st...

The federal minimum wage has stood at $7.25 per hour since 2009. “It’s outdated,” said economist Tatiana Bailey, director of the UCCS Economic Forum in the College of Business. “Who lives on that?” Although Bailey thinks an increase in the minimum wage is overdue, she and many business owners think the costs and consequences of a raise would be too great to enact it right now. A minimum wage proposal is part of the federal stimulus package being considered in the U.S. Congress. While the proposal is shining a spotlight on America’s low-wage workers and the busine...

, quarantining means close monitoring of symptoms; avoiding high-risk individuals; restricting activities outside the house other than to seek medical care; not going to work, school or public areas; and avoiding the use of public transportation, ride shares or taxis. It also includes wearing a mask and increasing cleaning and hygiene measures. Isolating, which is different than quarantining, is for people who test positive for COVID-19. According to the CDHPE, isolating means staying away from other people entirely. Isolation lasts until the person has not experienced a fever for 24 hours, ...

On the night before Christmas Eve, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) issued a surprise opinion that Colorado employers are required to provide still more paid sick...

New legislation prompts changes in HR/OEO policies and practices at CSU 06 Jan, 2021 Healthy Families and Workplaces Act Senate Bill 20-205, the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, was signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis last summer. It extends and expands the paid sick leave offered in the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which expired on Dec. 31. Under the new Colorado law, hourly employees who don’t currently accrue sick leave — including student workers — will earn one hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked, and can accumulate up to 48 hours annually. In a...