Human Resources Laws Flashcards
FLSA
fair labor standards act
- establishes minimums employers have to folllow
-many states have chosen to add worker protections above and beyond FLSA
what are some examples of FLSA
- time keeping and overtime compensastion
-breaks and meal periods
-minimum wage
exempt
salary
-not overtime eligible
-meets 1 of exemption job duties tests
nonexempt
hourly
-overtime eligible
-does not meet any of the exemption job duties testes
contractor
-conttrols own work hours
-asssumes risk for profit/loss
-bid for jobs
-impermanent relations
FMLA
family medical leave act
-for birth and care of newborn of employee
-for placement w employee of kid to adoption
-to care for immediate family member (spouose, parent, kid)
-medical leave bc of serious health condition
-military family leave
in FMLA who is family
parent, child, spouse
what makes an employee eligible for leave?
-worked at least 12 months
-at least 1250 hours over 12 months
-work at a location where company employs 50 or more employees within 75 miles
what is the FMLA benefit length
12 workeweeks of leave in a 12 month period
progressive discipline
-someone not doing a good job gets multiple warnings and eventually fired and then they are not eligible for unemployment
FAMLI
CO paid family and medical leave insuarnce
-begins jan 1 2024
-workers who earn 2500 in yearly wages will be eligible for paid family + medical leave
-elgibile after working job 180 days
-employer cant prevent employee from taking leave or penalize/fire
when can leave be taken under FAMLI
-care for adopted/foster kid
-care for them medical condition
-care for a family member
-military deployment
-safety of violence or assault
how much leave do they get for FAMLI and what is the pay
37-90% of wages capped at 1100 per week
12 weeks
how Is FAMLI paid for
.45% of pay to cover premium
how is FAMLI different from FMLA
FAMLI= paid family leave AND job protection
FMLA= just job protectio 67ygt
