by Editorial Staff | Aug 19, 2020 | Coronavirus (COVID-19), DOL, Familes First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
On August 17th, 2020, the website HR Dive published a question from an employer regarding an issue that many workplaces are currently facing. More specifically, the employer stated that their entire company is working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic; do they...
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 | Aug 4, 2020 | Coronavirus (COVID-19), DOL, Familes First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), FMLA
On August 3rd, 2020, the federal court for the Southern District of New York (Court) struck down four parts of the regulations adopted by the Department of Labor (DOL) pursuant to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). This ruling (State of New York v....
by Editorial Staff | Jul 21, 2020 | DOL, Familes First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), FLSA, FMLA, WHD
On July 20th, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published additional COVID-19 guidance for employers on how the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)...
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 | Apr 1, 2020 | Coronavirus (COVID-19), Familes First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), IRS, POTUS
Signed into law on March 27th, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act creates a half-dozen new programs to help distressed businesses and workers deal with the global COVID-19 pandemic and any related shutdowns. Among those programs are...