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On Thursday, November 9, 2023, the Chicago City Council voted to approve a new paid time off ordinance, the “Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance.” This new ordinance replaces the Chicago Paid Sick Leave...more
Effective January 1, 2021, California employers must provide significantly expanded family and medical leave under state law. Senate Bill 1383, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, extends family and medical leave...more
SBA Issues New PPP Rules for Owner-Employees and Related Party Rents - The Small Business Administration ("SBA") recently issued a new interim final rule clarifying whether paycheck protection program ("PPP") loan proceeds...more
A new California statute will significantly expand current family and medical leave laws, by expanding the obligation to provide job-protected leave to small businesses with as few as five employees, allowing leave to be...more
The Department of Labor has again updated its guidance regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ("FFCRA"). How we got here...more
NOTE: On August 3, 2020, a New York federal court invalidated four provisions of the U.S. Department of Labor’s regulations related to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) (FFCRA or Act). Our alert on this...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
The Department of Labor (“DOL”) has updated its guidance yet again regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which went into effect on April 1, 2020. We wrote about the new law here. We also wrote about the DOL’s...more
Originally published March 27,2020 – Last updated April 27,2020 The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has swiftly and significantly unsettled key sectors of the U.S. economy, impacted the viability of many businesses and...more
The IRS issued guidance on the FFCRA Paid Leave Tax Credits under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) on March 31, 2020. The FFCRA Paid Leave Tax Credits are fully refundable tax credits giving covered...more
On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) into law. The FFCRA contains two key provisions for employers – the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA) and...more
Demonstrating that guidance on the newly mandated Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave is fluid, on April 6, 2020, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) published new regulations as a...more
U.S. Family First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) paid sick leave provisions became effective April 1, 2020. Final Temporary Rule from Department of Labor (DOL) provides employers with additional interpretive guidance,...more
On April 1, 2020, the day the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) took effect, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released temporary regulations interpreting this new law that requires private employers...more
Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor published temporary regulations describing how businesses employing less than 50 employees can take advantage of the carve-out included in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act...more
In this special weekend edition, Michael Schmidt hosts a roundtable discussion with 6 of his Cozen O'Connor colleagues to discuss frequently asked questions on the following issues: (1) labor and employment considerations;...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020. It is the largest stimulus package in U.S. history, and provides $2.2 trillion in relief to individuals, businesses, and...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
With information concerning the Coronavirus (COVID-19) rapidly evolving, DRM is committed to providing you relevant and timely guidance on how to navigate this challenging time....more
UPDATED - We have updated several items as clarifications have been made. We will continue to update as more frequently asked questions are posed. When Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ("CRA"),...more
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) is effective today, April 1. In honor of this undoubtedly daunting occasion for employers with less than 500 employees, we analyze the most significant provisions from the...more
The Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (“FMLA+”) and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Expansion Act (“EPSLEA”), set to take effect on April 1st, authorize the Department of Labor (“DOL”) to issue regulations that exempt...more
Over the weekend (March 28 and 29, 2020), the United States Department of Labor updated its Question and Answers webpage providing guidance regarding implementation of the paid sick and FMLA leave provisions of the Families...more
Following up on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) enacted on March 18, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) has released additional information explaining employers’ obligations and answering certain...more
At the time of passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the Department of Labor (DOL) was tasked with issuing guidance on how a “small employer” might be exempt from providing paid sick leave and...more