A popular workplace benefit offered by some employers is an employee leave-sharing program. These programs allow employees to donate accrued, paid leave to a general pool to be used by fellow employees who have exhausted all paid leave available to them but need additional leave. While altruistic and beneficial for improving workplace morale, employee leave-sharing programs can be complicated from an administrative perspective. This FAQ is intended to help Community Action Agencies understand the tax law and federal grant law requirements that apply to leave-sharing programs and to provide tips for administering such programs.
Independent Contractor Classification Under the FLSA: An Ever-Evolving Concept
Familiar changes are likely coming to worker classification rules under federal wage and hour laws. With these changes, CAAs may find that more workers may be treated under the Fair Labor Standards Act as independent contractors instead of employees. However, CAAs are...