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Department of Labor (DOL) Employer Liability Issues Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)

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Top Workplace Law Stories You May Have Missed from March 2023

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years — and this past...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

COVID-19 Pandemic New Year: What Employers Should Know

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The country begins the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic with optimism because of three Emergency Use Authorization vaccines and President Joe Biden’s direction that all states make all adults eligible for vaccination by...more

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Have You Thought About ... What the Latest Voluntary Extension to the FFCRA Means to Employers?

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFRCA”), which required that employers of fewer than 500 employees provide Emergency Paid Sick Leave (“EPSL”) and Expanded Family and Medical Leave (“EFML”) to eligible employees...more

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The American Rescue Plan Act Incentivizes Employers to Continue Paid FFCRA Leave

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) which became law on March 11, 2021, extends and expands an employer’s opportunities to receive payroll tax credits for employee paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus...more

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[Podcast]: What Can Employers Expect from the Biden Administration?

In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, partners Harris Mufson, Evandro Gigante, and Allan Bloom discuss key potential employment law changes under the Biden Administration.  Tune in as we explore an evolving legal landscape...more

Maynard Nexsen

2021: We Thought You Would Never Get Here, and Now that You Are, What Can Employers Expect

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Never before have we welcomed a year with quite the hope and exuberance as we welcome 2021. While some good things did happen in 2020, for most employers, 2020 added layers of complexity to the role of human resources that...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

What the Expiration of COVID-19 Paid Leave Laws Means for California Employers

For much of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many California employees have utilized leave entitlements through federal, state, and local paid sick leave statutes and ordinances. As of December 31, 2020, however, the federal...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Tell Me Again — Do We Have to Give FFCRA Leave in 2021?

2020 is in the rearview mirror. Whew!  Unfortunately, COVID-19 is not gone and certainly not forgotten. The latest hot topic has been what to do with employees who think they should get paid leave for COVID-19 reasons that...more

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Mandatory COVID Leave Expires, but Tax Credits for Providing COVID Leave are Extended

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Starting Jan. 1, 2021, employers subject to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) are no longer required to provide employees with COVID-related paid leave, but they may do so in some situations and still...more

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Congress Makes Additional Paid Family Leave and Paid Sick Leave Optional

The dust has now settled on the new stimulus bill signed by President Trump on December 27, 2020. The changes to the Family First Coronavirus Recovery Act (“FFCRA”) was buried in over 5000 pages of text and provides a choice...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Good Riddance, 2020! Don’t Let the Door Hit Ya’ On the Way Out…

It was a mess of times. It was the masked of times. We all probably agree that 2020 presented unexpected and unwanted challenges to employers. It certainly made all of us address unprecedented issues. Let’s look back at some...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Year-End Stimulus Bill Permits, but Does Not Mandate, Extension of FFCRA Leave

Late on December 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law an omnibus stimulus bill. The new legislation contained much needed extensions of unemployment benefits that have supported many Americans who have experienced...more

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FFCRA Leave Extended In New COVID-19 Relief Taking Care of HR Business

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Congress’s 5593-page Consolidated Appropriations Act, passed by the Senate on December 21, 2020, and signed by the President last night (December 27, 2020), includes an extension of employer tax credits for leave provided...more

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Paid COVID-19 Leave Extended on a voluntary Basis Through March 31

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Since April 1, employers with fewer than 500 employees have been required to grant paid leave to their employees for a variety of COVID-related reasons. The two paid-leave provisions in the Families First Coronavirus...more

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Congress Permits Employers to Voluntarily Extend FFCRA Leave and Claim Tax Credits Through March 31, 2021

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In March 2020, the federal government passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which required employers to provide paid leave to employees under certain circumstances related to the global coronavirus...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Mandatory COVID Vaccines? Not So fast.

Employers, proceed with caution. The New York Times published an essay on Saturday in which the writer asserted, as a blanket statement, that employers may mandate vaccinations as a condition of employment. This is simply...more

The Rodman Law Group, LLC

Mandatory Covid-19 Employee Sick Leave in Colorado: Is Your Business Compliant?

Although we are all more than familiar with the Covid-19 pandemic, Colorado businesses may not be aware of new employee sick leave laws, presently in effect, relating to the pandemic. Pursuant to the Healthy Families and...more

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25th Annual Labor & Employment Seminar - The Labor & Employment Year in Review: Is It Over Yet? West Coast Session

Monday, October 26 - The Labor & Employment Year in Review: Is It Over Yet? Hinshaw labor and employment attorneys from the Midwest, East Coast, and West Coast addressed developments in the ever-changing landscape of...more

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We’ll See How "Temporary": U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Temporary Rule Interpreting Families First Coronavirus Response Act...

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The federal "Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020" ("FFCRA" or the "Act") became law on March 18, 2020. It was enacted into law the way in which all federal statutes are: it was adopted by Congress and then...more

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The U.S. Department of Labor Provides Clarity for Paid Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) in March required employers to implement new forms of paid leave during the height of the pandemic. Since then, eligibility questions have arisen as employees try to take...more

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CA and NY Employment Law Updates: Family Rights, Pay Data Reporting, COVID-19 Workplace Exposure, and More

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California Significantly Expands Family Rights Act - California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law SB 1383, which significantly expands the coverage and scope of the California Family Rights Act (CFRA). CFRA,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - October 2020

This edition of Employment Flash summarizes key employment law issues, including the Department of Labor's proposal for determining independent contractor status, revised DOL regulations that clarify who qualifies for...more

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September 2020: The Top 16 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Emergency Sick Leave Policy: Top 5 Measures to Defend Against a DOL Investigation

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Companies across the country are still struggling to understand and implement the emergency sick and family leave imposed by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).  The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour...more

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School Is Out And Employers Are In Need Of A Lesson: NJ Parent Accommodations When School Is Closed

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The State of New Jersey has not taken a one size fits all approach in return to school plans for the 2020-2021 school year. The New Jersey Department of Education (“NJDOE”) has received approximately 800 different plans for...more

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