Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Backs Employer’s Denial of FMLA Leave
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Labor & Employment Law: Vermont and Federal Legislative Update
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The Friday and Monday Leave Act or the Family and Medical Leave Act: FMLA, Part 2
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Nichole Atallah Comments on Small Business Benefits in CARES Act, FFCRA, and EFMLA
Employment Law Now IV-63- Your 10 Questions About The New DOL Covid-19 Regulations
Many state and local government employment laws go into effect this summer. Here is a non-exhaustive list of mid-year employment law updates. ...more
Mental health is the latest emergent issue for employers due to recent events such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, resulting recession and other factors like the perpetual display of racial injustices in the media. ...more
The impact of COVID-19 on the health care industry can hardly be overstated. Numerous important employment law developments occurred in 2020 related to COVID-19 that impacted the industry, including guidance on mandatory...more
As the weather warms amid the dawning of a new chapter in our country, national vaccine distribution is underway (albeit admittedly haphazard) and the light at the end of the tunnel shines brighter in 2021. As the virus...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more
On September 11, in response to a New York federal district court striking down some of the Department of Labor (DOL) regulations regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the DOL issued guidance...more
As we previously reported, on August 3, 2020 the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “District Court”) struck down four provisions of the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) regulations interpreting...more
On September 11, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued revised regulations and updates regarding the implementation of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The new rule was issued in response to a...more
Employers of healthcare providers will soon be required to provide paid sick leave and partially paid family leave to a broader category of employees, and all employers subject to the law now have clarification on a number of...more
New York District Court - On August 3, 2020 a district court judge for the Southern District of New York issued an opinion striking down certain portions of the Department of Labor’s Final Rule interpreting the Families...more
In response to a lawsuit filed by the State of New York, a judge in the Southern District of New York considered and invalidated parts of the Department of Labor's (“DOL”) Final Rule implementing the Families First...more
On Monday, August 3, 2020, U.S District Judge J. Paul Oetken of the Southern District of New York issued a Decision and Order striking down portions of the Department of Labor (“DOL”) regulations implementing the Families...more
On August 3, 2020, in an action brought by the State of New York (New York) against the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), a court in the Southern District of New York granted summary judgment to New York and vacated four...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has released its 124-page temporary regulations of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). Below we summarize the key takeaways from those regulations....more
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) provides paid sick leave and amends the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to include a new qualifying reason for leave related to COVID-19. However, the FFCRA permits...more
On March 28, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued updated FAQs which clarify, among other things, various exceptions to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). An exception is available to businesses with fewer...more
Below are the questions and topics from last week’s “Coronavirus: Bring Your Employment Questions, Part 2” webinar on March 27, presented in a Q&A format. You should speak with an attorney to clarify these topics, as every...more
The U.S. Department of Labor issued a new rule yesterday to regulate the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA) and the paid leave programs that just became law on April 1, 2020. We’ve digested the 124-page document...more
On Saturday, March 28, in advance of the April 1 effective date of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the Department of Labor provided the clarity sought by health care employers and small business in order...more
On Friday, March 20, Jackson Walker presented a webinar discussing key provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act that impact employers most. During the Q&A portion of the webinar, Healthcare partner Jeffery P....more
As you may know by now, the newly enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act provides that employers may exclude health care providers and emergency responders from taking newly provided paid sick leave or expanded FMLA...more
On the evening of March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Although having a life of just one week from introduction in the House to presidential signing, this new...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Health care providers are increasingly called upon to address drug resistant medical cases such as Candida auris (C. auris), an emerging multidrug-resistant fungus that presents a serious health threat to...more
Following a final vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday morning, Dec. 20, 2017, Congress sent the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) to President Donald Trump's desk. In addition to extensive revisions to the tax...more
Many of our clients have no fault attendance policies by which the employees are assessed a point or half of a point for each tardy, absence or for leaving their shift early. Once the employee meets the required number of...more