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Must a company provide benefits to their employees (sick, vac, health coverage)? |
Is a company ever required to provide any certain benefits to their employees? I live in Calif. I thought I had heard that once a company has more than 20 employees they must provide benefits but I'm just not sure. I've tried researching on the net but I can't seem to find anything the states that benefits are a requirement for an employer. A company does not have to provide health insurance, retirement or sick leave. Minimum paid vacation time is usually mandated by law. There are several other federal, state and local mandates regarding family leave, etc. Most of these are "unfunded". That is, if you take them you don't get paid wages or salary while you are gone. Your position with the firm is merely protected awaiting your return. Statutory benefits vary depending upon the number of employees within the firm. From a competitive standpoint most employers provide some sort of health insurance and have retirement plans. Most non-union companies do not have paid sick leave as they recognize that this amounts simply to a "use it or lose it" paid vacation days. Because of the competitive nature of hiring you need to inquire at the company you are considering working for. You can count on the fact that they are most likely complying with the law. No, workers comp is required if there are over a certain number of employees though. otherwise, its just so the business can be competitive in its employee benefits. Only full time employees must be given vacation Health insurance and any othe form of benefit is not required by law. I f you are not a full time employee you are basically given a measily pay check and that is about it. Federal statutes require companies that are larger than 50 employees to provide access to a group insurance policy. Federal regulation also requires employers with more than 50 employees to grant FMLA leave to all employees. However, they are NOT required to pay these employees. Mostly, benefits are NOT required, however more and more States are looking to enact some legislation that will eventually require coverage. http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/... |
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