Almost two months after President Biden proposed a “Path Out of the Pandemic,” the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its highly awaited Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring...more
11/9/2021
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On June 10, 2021, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) released its long awaited Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) for COVID-19, establishing safety requirements for health care employers to control,...more
6/18/2021
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On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“American Rescue Act”). In addition to the widely touted direct stimulus payments and extension of the $300 federal unemployment...more
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”), passed by Congress on December 21, 2020 and signed by the President six days later, is 5,593 pages long. While they didn’t garner a lot of attention in the mainstream...more
Since it was signed into law on March 18, 2020, confusion surrounding certain provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or the “Act”) has left employers concerned about their compliance. The recent...more
9/22/2020
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As many businesses begin to resume their activity levels with the loosening of shelter-in-place orders, this Client Alert addresses employment-related issues clients should be mindful of, including: preparing for employees’...more
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed Executive Order No. 2020-22, extending unemployment benefits to workers furloughed with pay during the coronavirus pandemic. ...more
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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act has passed the Senate, the House, and has been signed into law by the President on March 27,...more
On March 17, 2020, North Carolina Governor Cooper issued an executive order that – for so long as the March 10, 2020, state of emergency remains in place – the Department of Commerce is authorized to interpret flexibly or...more
On March 18, 2020, the President signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act into law. The new law requires most employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide expanded FMLA leave and paid sick leave for certain...more
On Saturday, the United States House of Representatives, in a bipartisan effort, passed an economic relief bill, H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which is expected to go to vote in the Senate early...more
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Can we send sick employees home from work?
- Yes, you may send sick employees home, provided you do so in a nondiscriminatory manner.
- Coronavirus guidance from Centers for Disease Control and...more
On November 22, 2016, Judge Amos L. Mazzant of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) updated white collar...more