by Editorial Staff | Dec 21, 2020 | paid sick leave
In 2021, New York State and New York City employers need to prepare for new and amended sick leave requirements. The New York State Paid Sick Leave Law goes into effect on January 1st, 2021. In addition, amendments to the New York City Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law are...
by Editorial Staff | Oct 26, 2020 | Coronavirus (COVID-19), paid sick leave, State Labor Law, State News
As reported in September, New York State passed a paid sick leave law that went into effect September 30th, 2020. On October 20th, 2020, New York issued its first guidance on the New York State Sick Leave Law (NYSSLL). The release, titled “New York State Paid Sick...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 16, 2020 | Coronavirus (COVID-19), paid sick leave
On April 1st, 2020, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) went into effect nationwide. Under that law, businesses with less than 500 employers provide workers with up to two weeks of paid sick leave. Employers also need to provide additional emergency...
by Editorial Staff | Aug 17, 2020 | Coronavirus (COVID-19), Familes First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), paid sick leave
Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is reminding employers that they are still enforcing the current wage and hour laws and regulations. These laws include newly enacted legislation, such as the Families First...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 8, 2020 | Coronavirus (COVID-19), DOL, Familes First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), FMLA, paid sick leave
On Monday, April 6th, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule in the Federal Register interpreting the emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) and emergency family & medical leave (EFML) provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 30, 2020 | Coronavirus (COVID-19), DOL, Familes First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), paid sick leave, Personnel Concepts
Employers struggling to comply with new COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave provisions should note that official government enforcement actions will not begin until April 17th. According to a Field Assistance Bulletin issued on March 25th, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor...