On April 1, 2020, the Department of Labor released a temporary rule issuing regulations under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) effective immediately through December 31, 2020. Employers who have been wrestling with compliance with the FFCRA’s paid leave provisions will recognize much of the material in these regulations from the DOL’s informal
Focal points of the DOL’s second and third Q&A sets and (very) temporary grace period for good-faith violations of FFCRA
As employers gear up for the coming workweek in which April 1 falls, now is a good time to highlight three U.S. Department of Labor publications issued last week regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).*
The DOL’s second and third sets of FFCRA Q&As
Two days after issuing its first set of Q&As
What employers should note about the CARES Act stimulus legislation
This post was updated on April 4, 2020.
The CARES Act tweaks the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act and establishes Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation to supplement state unemployment. Employers should take note of these provisions.
President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the
DOL announces first guidance on paid leave under Families First Coronavirus Response Act
The Department of Labor (DOL) on March 24, 2020, released its first guidance explaining aspects of paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The DOL released fact sheets aimed at both employees and employers as well as a Q&A document and promised more guidance to
Employers: Do you know about the FFCRA posters?
On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed legislation extending to certain employees paid sick time related to COVID-19 and paid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). As part of the legislation, employers must display the Department of Labor (DOL) poster notifying employees of their rights under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Tax credits and other tax relief as part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”) recently signed into law includes, among other things, provisions for required paid sick and paid family and medical leave (see our previous blog post here). The Act is intended to alleviate some of the economic burden the coronavirus has imposed on workers by mandating certain paid
President Trump signs legislation extending paid sick leave and emergency Family and Medical Leave
President Trump has signed legislation extending to certain employees paid sick time related to the coronavirus and paid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”).
As covered in a previous post, the U.S. House of Representatives last weekend passed a previous version of the bill. In the days since, the House revised
Congress passes legislation on expanding paid sick leave, FMLA
Congress has passed legislation on extending employees’ paid leave related to the coronavirus and expanding the FMLA, sending the bill to President Trump for his signature.
As covered in a previous post, the U.S. House of Representatives last weekend passed a previous version of the bill. In the days since, the House had revised
Employers: Do you know your responsibilities for recording cases of COVID-19?
OSHA requires that covered employers record certain work-related illnesses on their OSHA 300 log. On March 10, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) provided guidance on the recording of COVID-19. However, this guidance did not consider three key issues:
- The problems employers face to determine where an employee contracted the virus (workplace vs.
How the Families First Coronavirus Response Act would impact employers
Over the Weekend: The U.S. House of Representatives (with President Trump’s “full support”) passed legislation that would: (1) Extend paid leave related to the coronavirus, (2) Expand the FMLA to provide paid leave to employees for coronavirus-related reasons, and (3) Expand the availability of unemployment funds. This legislation still requires U.S. Senate approval.
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