Join us for an insightful webinar where we will explore recently issued federal regulations set to significantly impact the employer/employee relationship.
First up, the Department of Labor is significantly raising the...more
4/26/2024
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On April 23, 2024, two federal agencies published rules that will have a dramatic impact on employers. First, the Department of Labor significantly increased the salary threshold for determining an employee’s exemption from...more
In March 2020, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (FFCRA), which mandated that employers with fewer than 500 employees provide paid sick and FMLA leave to eligible employees for specified...more
Late yesterday, the Department of Labor (DOL) published regulatory guidance relating to employee paid leave entitlements under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The guidance predominantly further responds...more
9/14/2020
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Late yesterday, the Department of Labor (DOL) once again updated its frequently asked questions concerning leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). This time, the updates answer the burning questions...more
The Department of Labor (DOL) has once again updated its frequently asked questions to clarify certain employee rights and employer obligations under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the Act). Here are the...more
The Department of Labor (DOL) has once again updated its frequently asked questions to clarify questions related to employee rights and employer obligations under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the Act). Some of...more
The Department of Labor (DOL) continues to provide guidance concerning an employer’s obligations under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the Act). Key issues have now been addressed, significantly including the...more
On April 1, 2020,—the very day the paid leave requirements in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act became effective—the Department of Labor (DOL) provided much-anticipated regulatory guidance. The DOL did so by...more
Employers have continued to struggle with questions over how to implement the paid sick leave and paid expanded FMLA requirements of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which becomes effective April 1....more
As you may know by now, the newly enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act provides that employers may exclude health care providers and emergency responders from taking newly provided paid sick leave or expanded FMLA...more
Late yesterday (March 24, 2020), the Department of Labor issued the first of its anticipated guidance concerning the paid leave obligations in the newly enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act. While the guidance...more
The newly enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act fundamentally amends the Family and Medical Leave Act and also enacts the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act. The basic result of these two new laws is to provide employees...more
3/21/2020
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Since 2004, the salary-basis test for determining an employee's exempt status under the Fair Labor Standards Act has been fixed at $455 per week. The U.S. Department of Labor issued regulations that were set to go into effect...more
A federal district court in Texas has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction prohibiting the Department of Labor from implementing its revised overtime rule, which was scheduled to take effect December 1. The final rule...more
Last night, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that today it is finalizing its new overtime rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act. DOL states that the Final Rule will become effective on December 1, 2016, "giving...more