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    10 Key Tactics for Covering MA PFML Absences

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    Many employees will be taking MA PFML leave for the first time in 2021. Depending on their circumstances, employees could be taking up to 26 weeks of Massachusetts PFML leave. This magnitude of absence can seem intimidating to employers, but they can mitigate the effects of an extended absence with solid strategic human resources planning and careful preparation. Read the article to:

    • Get 10 best practices from MP’s HR services team for handling long absences
    • Learn how to reassign duties without overwhelming your employees
    • Find out how extra training could fix issues due to long MA PFML absences and help your company grow

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    Return to Work: Prepare for these Compliance Concerns

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    When employers return to work, they’ll need to be paying attention to more than just the pushback they might receive from their staff. Return to work plans should incorporate steps to prepare three potential compliance concerns. Read the article to:

    Find out about office posting requirements that might need to be part of your plans

    Get tips from MP’s HR services team on the best HR strategies to prepare for them

    Learn about safety risks that could compromise your ADA compliance

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    5 HR Compliance Tips for Offboarding and Firing in a Remote Workforce

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    Supervising remote employees isn’t easy, but terminating and offboarding them is even more challenging. Employers that don’t follow all applicable laws and regulations are opening themselves up to fines, complaints, lawsuits, and (in the age of the internet) a bad reputation as an employer. Read the article to:
    Learn 5 tips for handling offboarding to reduce damage to morale and your reputation as an employer
    Find out how HR services experts suggest you get equipment back from former employees
    Discover what HR providers advise employers to do to stay in compliance during a layoff, termination, or just mutual parting of ways
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    Should Your Organization Create a Mandatory COVID Vaccination Policy?

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    A COVID vaccination policy won’t be the right choice for every employer. MP’s HR services team shares three options that your team has, as well as the best HR strategies to implement them. Read the article to:
    Determine if your organization can or should create a mandatory COVID vaccination policy
    Find out how to create COVID vaccination employee policies and what you should include in them
    Get tips on staying compliant, no matter what you choose to do
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    COVID Vaccination Policies: Top 4 Legal Concerns

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    There are many unresolved legal questions to consider when it comes to COVID vaccination employee policies. Labor lawyer Tawny Alvarez of Verrill, and MP’s HR consulting team have compiled key advice for reducing legal risk when it comes to COVID vaccination. Read the article to:
    Learn about five major areas of legal concern
    Find out some of the best HR strategies to reduce legal risk
    Determine whether you should incentivize COVID vaccination in your workplace
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    The FSA Extension: 6 Key Benefits

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    Want ideas to support your workers through the pandemic? Participating in the FSA extension program is an excellent choice. MP’s HR services team shares six key benefits to offering the flexible spending account extension to your employees. Read the article to:
    Find out how the flexible spending account (FSA) extension will help employees right now
    Learn why this HR and payroll program could build better employee engagement.
    Get information on your options for implementing it
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