Paid Time Off (PTO), Donations

Employer Considerations For Leave Donation Programs

Holland & Hart LLP on 6/9/2022

We are now several months into the "Great Return" — with employers declaring that employees must return to the workplace. To incentivize office engagement, employers are replacing COVID-19 testing, vaccination and mask...more

If I Leave Here Tomorrow, Would You Still Remember Me? How to Structure a Bona-Fide Leave Donation Policy

Holland & Hart - The Benefits Dial on 5/17/2022

Clients routinely ask how to get “creative” with accrued paid time off (PTO) banks. In an earlier blog post, I wrote about the ability (or rather, the inability) of employees to have the unrestricted right to cash out PTO....more

IRS Provides Guidance on PTO Donation Programs to Aid Victims of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/26/2020

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to cause widespread challenges for employers and their employees. Accordingly, employers have implemented a number of policies and programs to assist employees and others impacted by...more

Leave Donation Programs for COVID-19

Groom Law Group, Chartered on 6/23/2020

The IRS recently issued Notice 2020-46 that provides for a special leave donation program available for the COVID-19 pandemic. This brings the total to three tax-favored leave programs that are currently available to...more

Benefit Plan FAQs on COVID-19 – Part 2

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 3/22/2020

In these difficult times, some employees may want to donate some of their accrued paid-time off, vacation, or leave to help other employees take leave to recover from COVID-19 or to care for family members with COVID-19. ...more

IRS Allows Employees to Donate the Value of PTO for Hurricane Harvey Victims

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/6/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: The IRS has announced a program that allows employees to donate the value of their vacation, sick time, or other paid time off (“PTO”) for the relief of victims of Hurricane or Tropical Storm Harvey. ...more

Wage and Hour Considerations During Weather-Related Emergencies

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 8/30/2017

As Tropical Storm Harvey continues wreak havoc across Texas and beyond, it’s the right time to revisit employer rights and responsibilities during a weather-related emergency or other major disruption. Here are some typical...more

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