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This detailed set of Frequently Asked Questions, fully updated for 2024, addresses the workplace-related issues facing employers in the wake of hurricane-related disasters. In addition to legal obligations you need to...more
California employers know that the new year inevitably brings new workplace laws that are finalized at the end of the state’s legislative session in the fall. This year, state lawmakers considered over 2,700 bills – the most...more
Later this month, we will report on all the new employment-related laws that California has enacted for 2024. However, this article focuses on the bills that Newsom vetoed. Some of these are a bit of a surprise...more
California employers will want to sit down, grab a cup of coffee, and prepare themselves for the avalanche on new employment laws that may soon be coming their way. The state Legislature just completed its work for 2023 in a...more
This detailed set of Frequently Asked Questions, fully updated for 2023, addresses the workplace-related issues facing employers in the wake of hurricane-related disasters. In addition to legal obligations you need to...more
The recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank highlights many of the concerns that employers might face should they find themselves in the midst of a liquidity crisis. Making payroll, arriving at decisions related to wage...more
Kentucky officials just rolled out a new program aiming to help employers and employees avoid some of the burdens of a layoff during an economic downturn. Starting on January 1 this year, employers in the state can now apply...more
Is the U.S. economy trending toward recession? Rumors of a recession are circulating. Many companies are considering, or have already implemented, plans to reduce overall headcount....more
This detailed set of Frequently Asked Questions, fully updated for 2022, addresses the workplace-related issues facing employers in the wake of hurricane-related disasters. In addition to legal obligations you need to...more
Remote work has exploded since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with some employers hiring employees to work remotely anywhere in the United States. With the recent economic downturn, layoffs are beginning to occur, and for the...more
The 2021 Regular Session of the Connecticut General Assembly concluded on June 9, 2021. While not as groundbreaking as the last full legislative session in 2019, important bills regarding public sector union rights, racial...more
Following its initial action; https://workingtogether.pullcomblog.com/archives/latest-developments-from-the-connecticut-general-assembly-the-labor-and-public-employees-committee-begins-to-speak-3/; the General Assembly’s...more
On December 27, the President signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The Act includes a roughly $900 billion COVID-19 relief package, known as the “Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and...more
On March 11 President Biden signed Congress’ latest pandemic-fueled economic stimulus package, the “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.” The new act extended now-familiar federal unemployment programs and added new relief for...more
The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued guidance to state unemployment insurance agencies that expands eligibility for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). PUA is a federally funded unemployment expansion that was...more
On February 25, 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance in the form of a Program Letter based upon President Biden’s recent directive to ensure unemployment benefits are available to people who refuse to work...more
On February 25, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced three new categories of individuals eligible to collect federally-funded unemployment benefits as the COVID-19 Pandemic continues. They are: •Individuals...more
Yesterday’s jobless numbers were down a bit from a week earlier but still topped 800,000 for the 4th week in a row. “Claims remain above the pre-pandemic peak of 695,000 and are higher than in any previous recession for...more
I have received many questions this week on what to do if you are the victim of a fraudulent unemployment claim. It is unbelievable how many people I know who have become victims—yes—including myself....more
Signed into law on September 28, 2020, AB 1731 moves California’s work sharing program into the 21st century by mandating an online application process and specific deadlines for delivering claim forms. Work sharing is an...more
New U.S. unemployment claims rose last week according to data released on Thursday, the latest sign that America’s recovery from the pandemic-induced recession is slowing—a “particularly worrisome” trend as cold-state...more
In Washington - Based on the Senate failing to advance a coronavirus stimulus bill and the ensuing election-season rhetoric by both sides of the congressional aisle, it is looking increasingly dim that a deal will be...more
In Washington - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) sent clear signals to the Trump administration that Democrats are not going to engage in anything less but serious negotiations on a coronavirus relief package....more
In Washington - The Republican National Convention kicked off Monday night and centered around President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. ...more
In Washington - Republican and Democratic lawmakers are no closer on a coronavirus package, and it now inevitable that unemployment and the eviction moratorium that have kept millions of families afloat during the pandemic...more