Updated title and statement for style and updated guidance to include information on employee eligibility, employee notice and the interaction with leave and other benefits.
Ohio employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to inform employees who are members of the reserve components of the United States or Ohio National Guard about their right to continued group policy coverage and to demonstrate compliance with Ohio's military reserve law.
Rhode Island employers with one or more employees should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of temporary disability insurance and to demonstrate compliance with Rhode Island's Temporary Disability Insurance Act.
Hawaii employers with one or more employees should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of temporary disability insurance and to demonstrate compliance with Hawaii's Temporary Disability Insurance law.
Updated statement and guidance to reflect final rules clarifying that employees may take intermittent leave related to the SAFE Act and to bond with a child following the child's birth, placement or adoption, effective August 21, 2023.
New Jersey employers seeking to inform employees about the availability of temporary disability benefits under New Jersey's Temporary Disability Benefits Law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
New Jersey employers should include this statement in their handbook to inform employees of their reinstatement rights under New Jersey's temporary disability benefits law, following a period of disability related to organ or bone marrow donation.