On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced several updates to his plan for combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. Although media reports have led some to believe that President Biden’s actions have imposed an immediately...more
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On April 20, 2020, Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order No. 134 (EO134) to allow North Carolina employers to make COVID-19 Support Payments (defined and discussed below) to employees who are temporarily furloughed...more
The Division of Employment Security now requires employers to give notice of unemployment eligibility to workers separated from employment as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19)-related reductions.
As we previously...more
While the U.S. Department of Labor (“USDOL”) works on regulations to implement the expanded Family and Medical Leave Act (“expanded FMLA”) and paid sick leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the...more
Congress Passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act -
Congress passed emergency legislation to address the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) crisis gripping the nation. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act...more