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New Paid Sick Leave

New Paid Sick Leave Requirements

3/20/2020

The new paid sick leave provisions require private sector employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide two weeks of paid sick leave (80 hours for full-time employees and typical number of hours over two weeks for part-time employees).

Eligible Employees: The paid sick leave is available to any employee without regard to duration of employment if they are unable to work or telework because they are:

Subject to a government quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19,
Have been advised by health provider to self-quarantine due to COVID-19,
Experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and seeking medical diagnosis,
Caring for an ...

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Were You Worried About Harry and Megan?

3/8/2020

I wasn’t. I’m still not worried, even though I must get about a dozen notices a day on my phone from various news ...

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Interested In Risk Management?

By Jenny Boone, Business Development, Independent Electrical Contractors Chesapeake/IECC

2/21/2020

The answer is YES. It should always be YES.

Our Associate Partners at Federated Insurance have the lingo worked out for you, and common sense ...

February 2020 Maryland General Assembly Legislative Update

2/8/2020

OVERVIEW

The Maryland General Assembly convened its 2020 Session on January 8th. As noted last month, there are many changes in the legislative leadership ...

There Are a Lot of Reasons to Like Legrand

4/17/2017

We love them at IEC Chesapeake because they are an active and supportive Associate Partner ...

Apprenticeship Forward Conference

By Grant Shmelzer, Executive Director, IEC Chesapeake

4/17/2017

I am pleased to announce that I have been asked to speak at and participate ...

CPR/AED & First Aid Certification

CPR/AED & First Aid Certification

4/13/2017

This course teaches CPR, First Aid and AED use. This is a classroom, video-based, instructor-led ...

Craft Beer

Belly Up To This Link

By Jenny Boone

4/11/2017

Stop. You had me at craft brewery. https://bestthingsmd.com/breweries/

All the cool kids ...

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April: Your Apprenticeship Moment of Zen

By Grant Shmelzer, Executive Director, IEC Chesapeake

4/11/2017

So how far back does the concept of apprenticeship go?

As it turns out- waaaaay ...

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Casting Call: This Old House

4/7/2017

Want to be an apprentice with This Old House TV?

Apply to Generation NEXT for ...

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Take Alt/Delete/Control of Your Life

By Grant Shmelzer, Executive Director, IEC Chesapeake

4/5/2017

I’m guilty. You’re guilty. We all get a heapin’ helpin’ of guilty when ...

You Smarty You

By Grant Shmelzer

4/3/2017

Our Associate Partners at Biben Sales have given us a “heads up” on Decora Smart- ...

Maryland Apprenticeship Ambassador Program