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Benefits Q&A
2011 Summary
Health and Retirement Benefits
Are employers required to offer health insurance to domestic partners?
I have an employee who has just informed me that she intends to marry her female partner. Is there anything I should do that would be different from how I would handle heterosexual couples getting married?
Regarding retirement plans, what is the difference between a “defined benefit plan” and a “defined contribution plan?”
Unemployment Insurance
Am I required to provide a written termination notice for the UI program?
Can an employee quit and still receive UI?
Can I appeal or protest a decision awarding UI if I still think I should not have to pay?
Do I have to post a UI poster and distribute UI pamphlets?
Can a former out-of-state employee collect California UI?
Why is a terminated employee eligible for UI?
Can a former employee who quit my firm and worked for another employer in the meantime collect unemployment from my reserve account?
Does the state have any program to help employers find alternatives to layoffs?
State Disability Insurance and Paid Family Leave
Is a pregnant employee entitled to SDI?
May an employee get sick leave pay while on SDI?
How long does someone have to wait before SDI benefits begin?
How much will someone who is eligible to receive disability benefits get?
Do I have to hold a job open or provide benefits for an employee who is out on state disability leave?
My employee wants time off for cosmetic surgery. Do I have to hold her job? Would she be able to collect state disability insurance (SDI)?
Required and Optional Benefits
What notices are required to be distributed to employees?
Does the Earned Income Tax Credit Notice Need to be in Writing? Is a Poster Enough?