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DOL Issues Another Round of Guidance on FFCRA

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On September 11, in response to a New York federal district court striking down some of the Department of Labor (DOL) regulations regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the DOL issued guidance...more

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Department of Labor’s revised FFCRA regulations are now in effect

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On September 16, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s revisions to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) went into effect nationwide. The revisions were made to assist employers in interpreting their obligations...more

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United States Department Of Labor Amends FFCRA Regulations Effective September 16, 2020

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We have posted repeatedly about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), which was enacted on April 1, 2020 to provide certain employees with leave and benefits necessitated by COVID-19. Effective September 16,...more

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The U.S. Department of Labor Issues Revised FFCRA Regulations in Response to District Court Decision

On September 11, 2020, the United States Department of Labor ("USDOL") issued revisions to the Temporary Rule it issued on April 1, 2020, implementing the employee leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response...more

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U.S. Labor Department Revises Coronavirus Leave Rules in Response to Federal Ruling

On September 11, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a new temporary rule for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). As we explained previously in EmployNews, a New York federal district court in August struck...more

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DOL Revises FFCRA Leave Regulations

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As we previously covered, on August 3, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) struck down four parts of the regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) implementing the Families...more

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U.S. Department of Labor Issues Revised FFCRA Regulations Addressing Ruling of New York Federal Court

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On the evening of Friday, September 11, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued revisions and clarifications to its temporary rule issued on April 1, 2020, that implemented the Families First Coronavirus Response Act...more

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Amendments To FFCRA Regulations Effective September 16, 2020

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On September 11, 2020, the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (DOL) released unpublished revisions to portions of the Temporary Final Rule published on April 1, 2020, under the Families First Coronavirus...more

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New DOL Regulations Narrow The FFCRA’s “Health Care Provider” Exemption

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Last Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released revised regulations for leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The new regulations will take effect on September 16, 2020. Here is a summary...more

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COVID-19: DOL Revises FFCRA Regulations to Clarify Paid Leave Requirements in Response to Federal Court Decision

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On September 11, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued revised regulations implementing the Family First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) after a New York federal court struck down key provisions of the original...more

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Families First Coronavirus Response Act: DOL Gets Back on the Rail

On September 11, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) partially ended the mystery of when and how it would respond to the August 3, 2020, decision from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New...more

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FFCRA Update: DOL Revises Rules In Response To Court Ruling

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As previously discussed, a New York court recently struck four provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The ruling left many employers outside of New York wondering the extent to which the decision...more

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Revised FFCRA Regulations To Take Effect On Wednesday

In August, a federal judge in New York vacated portions of the regulations interpreting the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. It was not clear at first what the response of the U.S. Department of Labor would be. Among...more

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DOL Doubles Down on its COVID-19 Leave Guidance for the Most Part, the “Old” Normal is Again the “New” Normal

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has addressed in regulatory fashion the uncertainty over who is entitled to leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). A New York federal judge created the uncertainty...more

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Labor Department Revises COVID-19 Leave Regulations, Broadening Coverage For Healthcare Workers And Clarifying Other Employer...

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Employers of healthcare providers will soon be required to provide paid sick leave and partially paid family leave to a broader category of employees, and all employers subject to the law now have clarification on a number of...more

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DOL Reacts to Court Decision Regarding FFCRA Rules; Revises Parts of Their Old Rule, but Reaffirms Other Parts

Last month, we discussed a decision out of the Southern District of New York ("SDNY") that invalidated parts of the DOL’s temporary rule that interpreted provisions of the FFCRA, the federal law that created both paid sick...more

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DOL Strikes Back: Redefines Health Care Provider Exception To FFCRA

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Last month a New York federal court left health care providers in a lurch, when it vacated the Department of Labor’s definition of who could be exempted as a health care provider from the FFCRA leave obligations. Thankfully,...more

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Employment Law Now IV-78- BREAKING: US DOL Issues New Regulations After Federal Court Invalidated Old Regulations

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In today’s new episode, Mike Schmidt analyzes the new regulations issued by the United States Department of Labor on Friday, September 11, 2020 in response to the federal court’s August 2020 decision invalidating portions of...more

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FFCRA Updates - September 2020

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NOTE: On August 3, 2020, a New York federal court invalidated four provisions of the U.S. Department of Labor’s regulations related to the FFCRA. The four provisions vacated by the court are the “work availability”...more

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New York Court Order Strikes Down Portions of DOL's FFCRA Regulations

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On August 3, 2020, U.S. District Judge Paul Oetken, sitting in the Southern District of New York, issued an Order that struck down parts of the Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance interpreting the leave entitlements...more

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FFCRA Update - One Federal Court Strikes Down Portions of the DOL's Final Rule Implementing The FFCRA

A federal court in New York (“Court”) recently struck down a number of important provisions contained within the Final Rule issued by the Department of Labor (“DOL”) interpreting the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act...more

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Federal District Court in New York Holds that Portions of the FFCRA Regulations Exceeded the USDOL's Statutory Authority

On August 3, 2020, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York held that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) exceeded its statutory authority by promulgating certain regulations implementing the...more

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Wait – Could You Go Over That Again?? Federal Court Sows Confusion By Invalidating Some FFCRA Regulations

A federal judge in New York recently invalidated several parts of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“USDOL”) regulations related to the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act,...more

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Federal Court Significantly Changes The FFCRA And Uncertainty Abounds

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As our readers know, the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA) requires employers with less than 500 employees to provide paid leave to employees who are unable to work (or telework) for a variety of COVID-related...more

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Court rules DOL overstepped, strikes portions of FFCRA regulations

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On Monday, August 3, 2020, a New York federal judge struck down four components of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) regulations that implemented the emergency paid leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus...more

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