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
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
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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
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.
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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
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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
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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
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
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
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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
12/28/2020
/ Bias ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Training ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
OFCCP ,
Race Relations ,
Sexual Stereotyping ,
Trump Administration
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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
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
12/23/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
Economic Stimulus ,
Eviction ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Foreclosure ,
Mortgages ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Relief Measures ,
SNAP Program ,
Unemployment Benefits
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
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
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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
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
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
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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
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
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
9/25/2020
/ Bias ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Training ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
OFCCP ,
Race Relations ,
Sexual Stereotyping ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration
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
9/17/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Extensions ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Physical Presence Test ,
State of Emergency
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
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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
9/11/2020
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Harassment ,
Judicial Authority ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Opinion Letter ,
Retaliation ,
Title VII
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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
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
9/4/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EPSLA ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Field Assistance Bulletins ,
Health Care Providers ,
Intermittent Leave ,
Labor Regulations ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Required Documentation ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour