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Proposed National Paid Family and Medical Leave Program

On February 5, 2021, the 28th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) re-introduced the Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMILY) Act...more

Lawmakers Reintroduce the PRO Act to Promote Union Organizing

On February 4, 2021, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) reintroduced federal legislation designed to significantly expand the rights of workers to unionize and enhance protections to...more

Not So Fast – DOL Suspends Final Rule on Regulations Regarding Tipped Employees

Summary - On January 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) suspended a Final Rule on tipped employees that it previously had announced on December 22, 2020. The Final Rule clarified tip pooling for employees in the...more

Updated: Employer Guidelines: Nine Step Guide to PPP Loan Forgiveness

For more information on calculating loan forgiveness, including the documentation requirements, see our PPP Guidance and the applicable instructions for the loan forgiveness application that applies to your business. ...more

President Biden Prioritizes Racial Equity Interests in Federal Procurement

Summary - As one of his first official acts as the President of the United States, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal...more

President Biden Prioritizes Racial Equity Interests in Federal Procurement

Summary As one of his first official acts as the President of the United States, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government...more

NLRB on Handbook Rules: Do’s and Don’ts

Summary - The National Labor Relations Board recently reversed decisions that found rules in an employer’s handbook violated the National Labor Relations Act. The Board also determined parts of the employer’s handbook did...more

Paycheck Protection Program: An Overview

Section 1102 of the CARES Act created the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which is intended to provide funds for small businesses affected by COVID-19 to maintain their workforce. The loans are forgivable under Section...more

FMLA in the Time of COVID-19: Telemedicine Visits and Required Workplace Postings

On December 29, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued two guidance documents addressing: (1) telemedicine visits as qualifying treatment visits under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and (2) satisfaction of FMLA...more

California Court’s Nationwide Injunction Halts Trump’s Diversity Training Ban for Contractors and Grant Recipients

Summary - A California District Court issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday that prevents the federal government from enforcing significant portions of President Donald Trump’s September 2020 Executive Order on...more

DOL Issues Final Rule on Regulations Regarding Tipped Employees

Summary - The U.S. Department of Labor announced a Final Rule on December 22, 2020, that clarifies tip pooling for employees in the food service and hospitality industry, as well as how the tip credit applies to employees...more

New Stimulus Deal: Overview of Major Provisions Impacting Businesses and Individuals

Congress passed additional COVID-19 relief legislation (H.R. 133) on Monday evening, December 21, 2020. Today, President Trump is expected to sign the deal, which includes a $900 billion economic stimulus package that will...more

Payroll Protection Program: Practical Advice for Completing Your Loan Necessity Questionnaire

The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced in April 2020 that it will audit all loans of $2 million or more (including loans made to covered affiliates) at the time that loan forgiveness is sought, and other loans, as...more

Vaccines in the Workplace: To Mandate or Not to Mandate [Video]

On today’s episode we discuss a key issue presented by the coming COVID-19 vaccines: whether employers can or should mandate vaccination, what limitations might exist on an employer’s ability to do so, and other...more

Nasdaq Files Rule Requiring Diverse Representation on Boards of Listed Companies

SUMMARY - On December 1, 2020, The Nasdaq Stock Market filed a proposed rule with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which, if approved, will require listed companies to disclose the racial, LGBTQ+ status,...more

DHS Extends Form I-9 Compliance Flexibility Rule (UPDATED)

On Monday, September 14, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced another extension of the flexibility rule issued earlier this year relating to the completion...more

DHS Extends Form I-9 Compliance Flexibility Rule

On Monday, September 14, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced another extension of the flexibility rule issued earlier this year relating to the completion...more

EEOC, DOL, DOJ Finalize Controversial Agreement To Coordinate Equal Employment Enforcement, Compliance

Summary - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Department of Labor (DOL) and its Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), and Department of Justice (DOJ) executed a memorandum of...more

DOL Set to Enforce President Trump’s Executive Order 13950 on Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping

President Trump issued an Executive Order September 22, 2020, on Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping that prohibits federal contractors and perhaps grant recipients from certain anti-bias employee training practices. In...more

President Trump Utilizes Executive Power to Issue Order Addressing Race and Sex Stereotyping

On September 22, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order on Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping. It prohibits federal contractors from certain anti-bias employee training practices in order to “promote economy and...more

DHS Extends Form I-9 Compliance Flexibility Rule for an Additional 60 Days

On Monday, September 14, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced another extension of the flexibility rule issued earlier this year relating to the completion...more

FFCRA Updates - September 2020 #2

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

EEOC Opinion Letter Limits Agency’s Pattern or Practice Litigation

SUMMARY - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a new opinion letter providing a more limited interpretation of its authority to bring pattern or practice cases against employers than it did in...more

Federal Judge Blocks Portions of DOL’s Joint Employer Rule

SUMMARY - On September 8, 2020, a federal judge in New York struck down significant portions of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) joint employer rule, which had narrowed the situations in which businesses can be held...more

FFCRA Updates - September 2020

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 FFCRA. The four provisions vacated by the court are the “work availability”...more

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