With Mandatory Paid Leave Gaining Ground Is It Time To Do Away With Your PTO and Go Back to a Sick/Vacation Time Off Program
Learn how mandatory paid sick leave laws affect PTO plans, compare PTO with separate sick and vacation leave, and plan and communicate a switch between them.
Speaker
Bob McKenzie
HR consultant · 40+ years in HR management
Overview
Mandatory paid sick leave laws keep spreading, and each state and city law is different. Minnesota and Illinois laws took effect on January 1, 2024, and California raised its minimum from 24 to 40 hours a year. Federal contractors must provide paid sick leave, and some municipal contracts require it in the fine print.
Rules vary widely. Vermont requires sick leave after one year of service while others require it after 90 or 120 days, New York and Colorado require it to be paid as it accrues, and some laws cover on-call employees.
Many states require unused PTO to be paid at termination but not unused sick leave, so this 75-minute webinar compares PTO with sick and vacation plans and how to move between them.
Why attend: Where you have employees covered by paid sick leave laws, your time off policies must change. Multi-state employers face different accrual and use rules in each state and city, which makes compliance hard, and mandatory sick leave can open the door to abuse. The session suits HR professionals, payroll administrators, benefits professionals, business managers and business owners.
What’s covered
- Mandatory paid sick leave laws currently in place
- Pending legislation
- How mandatory paid sick leave requirements differ
- Examples of the compliance challenge
- PTO policies compared with sick and vacation plans
- Running a cost-benefit analysis for both plans
- Moving from sick and vacation to PTO, and from PTO to sick and vacation
- Planning for change
- Communicating the change
- Action items for participants
Who should attend
What you get
About the speaker
Bob McKenzie brings over 40 years of extensive human resources management experience to the table. With a rich background spanning various industries in both the private sector, public sector, and nonprofit organizations, Bob has honed his expertise in all facets of HR practices.
His insights and expertise have been recognized in numerous Human Resources trade publications, including HR.com, HR Magazine, HR Florida Review, Vault.com, BNA, the Institute of Management and Administration, and the Business Journals. As a sought-after speaker, Bob has graced several conferences and led engaging audio and web-based seminars.
Bob holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce Degree with double majors in Industrial Relations and Organizational Behavior from Rider University. Currently residing in Brunswick, GA, Bob continues to be a driving force in the HR industry, offering valuable insights and solutions to organizations worldwide.
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