After months of negotiations, on December 22, 2020, Congress overwhelmingly passed a bi-partisan COVID-19 relief package – the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (“CAA 2021”) – that includes approximately 900 billion...more
On Friday, September 11, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a revised rule related to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), which was published and became effective today, September 16, 2020. The...more
On Tuesday, September 8, 2020, Judge Gregory Woods, a federal judge sitting in the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”), struck down, in a 62-page opinion, key provisions of the recently released Department of Labor (“DOL”)...more
On Monday, May 19, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) withdrew the non-exhaustive lists of establishments that were potentially eligible for or excluded from the retail or service establishment exemption to overtime under...more
As we previously addressed in various Alerts and Insights, the continuing spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) worldwide has created a great deal of disruption and uncertainty for employers and employees. Over the weekend,...more