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Articles, News & Discussion Roundtable Discussion: Survey of Paid Time Off Programs and Practices (2010) The Evolution of Paid Time Off (2010) WorldatWork to Brief Congress on Corporate Practices for Paid Time Off (2010) BLS Issues Report on Paid Sick Leave (2010) U.S. Employees Putting Vacations Back on the Schedule This Summer (2010) CFO's Unplugging More Frequently During Vacation (2010) Paid Sick Leave in the United States (2010) Employees Feel More Comfortable Using Vacation in 2010 Than They Did in 2009 (2010) Workers Happiest When Planning Vacations, Not Upon Return, Research Finds (2010) Healthy Families Act Mandates Seven Days of Paid Sick Leave (2009) Emergency H1N1 Legislation Would Mandate Paid Sick Leave For Employer-Directed Absences (2009) How Common Is Paid Sick Leave in the United States (2009) Legislation Introduced to Mandate Paid Sick Leave (2009) Temporary Legislation Introduced to Guarantee Five Paid Sick Days For Workers With a Contagious Illness (2009) UK - Workers on long-term sick leave can accrue paid time off (2009) Healthy Families Act Mandates 56 Hours of Paid Sick Leave Annually to All Employees Including Part-Timers (2009) Europe - State pares back sick leave cost reimbursement (2009) 2009-2010 Legislative Summary Sheet - Bills Related to Paid Sick Leave Recently Introduced into State Legislatures (2009) Returning From Vacation Adds Stress to Employees' Lives (2009) Swine Flu Fears Cause Employers To Ask Sick Employees To Stay Home (2009) Sick-Day Policies, Flexible Schedules on President's Agenda (2009) Half of Employees Go To Work Sick, But Managers Don't Think It's That Bad (2009) One-Quarter of Workers Went to Work When Too Sick in January (2009) Why Are Paid Sick Days An Important Policy Issue (2009) Companies Turn to Dedicated Departments, Outsourcing to Track Leaves of Absence (2008) Economy No Deterrent to Taking Time Off During Holidays (2008) Historic Election Day May Bring Full-Day Time Off Requests (2008) Europe - Sick leave benefits reduced - burden on employers increased (2008) Managers Check Up on Employees Who Call in Sick (2008) Are PTO Plans Really All They're Cracked Up to Be? (2008) Small and Medium-Size Establishments Offering Paid Sick Days (2008) Working During Vacation: It Is Not Unusual (2008) PTO Programs Gaining Ground with U.S. and Canadian Employers (2008) Paid Sick Leave (2008) Paid Time Off Benefits (2008) Paid Time Off is it Right for Your Organization? (2008) Canadians Deserve More Paid Vacation Time (2007) Higher Paid Workers More Likely to Get Paid Time Off (2007) Using PTO Programs to Improve the Health of the Organization (2007) PTO - The Star of the Benefits World (2006) Paid Time-Off Banks Gain Favor Among U.S. Employers, Employees Alike (2005) PTO programs: Tools to better work/life balance (2005) Absence (Management) Makes the Heart Grow Fonder (2004) Paid Time-Off Policies in the High-Tech Industry (2003) It’s About Time: PTOs Gain Popularity (2002) PTO Banks Not Common, Yet (2002) Paid Time Off Banks Gaining Popularity (2001) How Do Paid Time Off Plans Fit into My Total Compensation Strategy? (2001) PTO Banks: Changing the Rules from Entitlement to Shared Accountability (1999)

White Papers PTO Banks (2003)

Tools, Templates and Samples State Labor Law Directory Free HR Forms & Samples

Courses, Webinars and Other Events B1: Fundamentals of Employee Benefits Programs

Books & Products Paid Time Off Banks - Program Design and Implementation The WorldatWork Handbook of Compensation, Benefits & Total Rewards Paying & Managing Absences PTO: Fast Becoming a Mainstream Benefit (2007 Conference Audiotape)

Survey Research New report! Paid Time Off and PTO Banks (2010, 2006, 2002) Quick Question - Does your organization currently use a traditional paid time off system? (2004)