The Family Medical Leave Act and Workers’ Compensation Rules are a Pain, But Small Businesses in a New Survey Say They’re Worth It
OAKLAND, NEW JERSEY (June 2007) – The Family and Medical Leave Act and workers’ compensation are two of the hardest workplace regulations for employers to comply with, but they’re two of the most helpful to workers, say small businesses in a recent survey.
Workers’ compensation provides medical care and compensation for injured workers so they don’t have to sue their employers. The businesses named it the single toughest employment law to follow.
The controversial medical leave act lets employees take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave a year for family or medical emergencies. Business lobbyists want to curtail it and unions to expand it. About half the companies surveyed favored restricting the law, while the other half want to leave it unchanged or even expand it. In New Jersey, Bill S-2249, which mandates 10 weeks of paid family leave for workers at every business in the state, is ready for a final Senate vote.
The National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO), the trade association for Compensation Solutions, surveyed 429 small businesses across the nation in May. These businesses told NAPEO that employment regulations are proliferating. Small businesses, with fewer resources than large ones, find it tougher to comply with the blizzard of workplace regulations in the last few decades. Some managers report that they are spending over a third more time on compliance than just a decade ago.
Thomas J. Cioffe, CEO and President of Compensation Solutions says, “While small-business people recognize the importance of these rules and have no argument with regulations that keep workers healthier and safer, they do ask the legislators and regulators why these rules have to be so complex. Working with a PEO can guide small businesses through the thicket of workplace regulations and help them comply.”
NAPEO, the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations, is the recognized “Voice of the PEO Industryâ” NAPEO has more than 370 members found in all 50 states. The report, “Following the Rules: Small Businesses Cope with a Complex New World of Workplace Regulations”, is available at May 2007 Survey on the NAPEO website at http://www.napeo.org./
Compensation
Solutions is a leading professional employer organization (PEO) that serves as a
full-time human resource company for small and mid-sized businesses throughout
the United States and its territories. By managing employee benefits, human
resources, payroll and workers’ compensation administration, Compensation
Solutions allows its clients to focus on their core competencies to maintain and
grow their bottom line. Compensation Solutions’ headquarters is located in
Oakland, New Jersey with offices in Upper Saddle River and Manhattan at Two Penn
Plaza. For additional information, please visit the website at
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