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House Republicans took up Tuesday a bill to allow companies to offer employees compensatory time rather than time-and-a-half pay, an overhaul of New Deal-era employment law

As federal and state leave laws and regulations evolve, executives are looking to improve their current employee programs.

Companies are calling on Congress to establish a certain optional amount of paid leave to act as a threshold to protect from state or local laws that might require more.

While there are political obstacles to federal action, a number of local initiatives have been undertaken that benefit professionals need to understand.

With the political obstacles to federal action, a number of employment law initiatives have gone local and employers need to remain vigilant.

Businesses see the importance of elder care and child leave but the numbers are just beginning to recover from post-recession lows.

Businesses see the importance of elder care and child leave but the numbers are just beginning to recover from the post-2008 lows.

Even within one state, benefit compliance can be tricky for both large and small companies as policies come out from the federal level all the way down to city municipalities.

The social media giant calls on other companies to make enhancements to leave policies and give workers more time to grieve.

The social media giant calls on other companies to make enhancements to leave policies and give workers more time to grieve.

The end of 2016 is a good time to review and consider a subtle shift in employment law which appears to be gaining momentum.

A quarter of full-time workers ages 18 to 25 who get paid time off say that by year's end they won't have taken any of their paid vacation days, according to a new survey.

With a new president and Republican control of congress, the fate of many rules prepped to go into effect in 2017 are now in doubt.

With a new president and Republican control of congress, the fate of many rules prepped to go into effect in 2017 are now in doubt.

As companies evolve to PTO banks, hurdles still remain in getting employees to maximize the benefit

As companies evolve to PTO banks, hurdles still remain in getting workers to maximize the benefit

The furniture retailer’s U.S. employees will be eligible for up to four months of paid or partially paid time off. The company also announced a new sabbatical program.

It’s official: Donald Trump will soon be our nation’s 45th president. Now the work begins to forecast what the next four years will bring.

New benefit trend alert: Zocdoc wants employees to take a paid day off for preventative care visits. And some big companies are already joining the initiative.

New benefit trend alert: Zocdoc wants employees to take a paid day off for preventative care visits. And some big companies are already joining the initiative.