PTO policies

Executives should set a tone, and managers engage workers in the importance of fully disengaging from work while on vacation.

The small New England firm now offers 12 weeks of time off to new parents.

As if laws around time off aren’t complicated enough – firms should remember that leave can be a reasonable accommodation.

As if laws around time off aren’t complicated enough – firms should remember that leave can be a reasonable accommodation.

High-performing workers take more time off throughout the year, suggesting employers might consider a generous PTO policy.

High-performing workers take more time off throughout the year, suggesting employers might consider a generous PTO policy.

Employees of the tech firm will be able to take four weeks of paid time off to take care of an ailing immediate family member.

The bill would increase time off benefits as well as expand the state’s definition of a family member under FMLA.

Employers looking to nab top talent are instituting paid leave policies aimed at the sandwich generation, who are taking care of aging parents alongside newborns.

Employers must implement a program that sends a clear signal to employees that it’s a truly accepted practice, says MIT professor Erin Kelly.

Employers looking to nab top talent are instituting paid leave policies aimed at the sandwich generation, who are taking care of aging parents alongside newborns.

Government workers will receive six weeks of paid time for birth, adoption or taking care of an immediate family member.

The credit card giant said a meeting with Facebook inspired the move to give employees up to four weeks of paid time off to grieve the loss of a family member.

As companies struggle to stay ahead of changing regulations, they might consider outsourcing absence management to a qualified vendor to offset some of the burden.

As companies struggle to stay ahead of changing regulations, they might consider outsourcing absence management to a qualified vendor to offset some of the burden.

The university introduced a new paid parental leave policy and increased financial assistance for adoption.

With no national standard, daunting compliance challenges for employers are striking up across multiple jurisdictions, says attorney Steven K. Ludwig.

Prior to expanding time off for new parents, companies need to consider what to call the program and how to pay for and implement it.

Prior to expanding time off for new parents, companies need to consider what to call the program and how to pay for and implement it.

Proposed legislation in New Jersey will be financially and administratively taxing to large employers, especially those that operate in every state, says ERISA Industry Committee.