Applying for paid leave? This company makes it a one-step process

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Employees know they are entitled to certain kinds of leave, but the process of understanding and gaining access to it can be intimidating at best. Automation could change that. 

Today, 57% of employees have no access to any kind of short-term disability leave — including parental leave, medical leave or caregiving leave. Currently, the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is the only nation-wide regulation for leave, and while it has done much to establish job security for those who need it, there’s still confusion around how much time and compensation are covered. 

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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