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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2023-2 on May 17, 2023, to provide guidance to its field staff regarding enforcement of the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act...more
On May 17, 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance for enforcement of the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act, commonly known as the PUMP Act. The PUMP Act was signed into law on December...more
On December 29, 2022, the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP”) was signed into law. PUMP further amends the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) by extending protections for employees...more
The new 100 percent premium subsidy applies to individuals eligible for Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) coverage due to either a reduction in hours or an involuntary termination of employment, and it...more
The Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued new guidance earlier this month on the temporary COBRA subsidies provided by the recently enacted American Rescue Plan Act (the “ARP”), which employers may find useful in administering...more
As previously reported in EmployNews, the American Rescue Plan Act provides “assistance eligible individuals” with the option to receive fully-subsidized COBRA coverage from April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021....more
On April 7, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued much needed guidance to employers and their COBRA administrators on the “COBRA premium subsidy” provision of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). This provision...more
Takeaway Message. The Department of Labor (“DOL”) has recently issued model notices and forms that can be used to comply with the new subsidized COBRA requirements created by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA” or...more
Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), which was passed by Congress on March 11, 2021, the cost of health insurance coverage pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”) is...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) published EBSA Disaster Relief Notice 2021-01 in the nick of time on February 26, 2021. EBSA Disaster Relief Notice 2021-01 was released...more
It’s #WorkforceWednesday! This week, some practical updates on posting requirements, reporting deadlines, and new COVID-19 leave in California. DOL Guidance on Posting Notices for the Remote Workplace The U.S. Department of...more
On June 26, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) issued Field Assistance Bulletin (“FAB”) No. 2020-4, providing guidance on when an employee may take leave pursuant to the Families First...more
As employers furlough or lay off employees as a result of coronavirus-related business circumstances, we have received questions on whether the company should issue mass layoff notices under the federal Worker Adjustment and...more
On April 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) published temporary regulations (the “FFCRA Regulations”) to implement the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “FFCRA”)... The FFCRA, which was signed into...more
Updated March 29, 2020 - The Department of Labor once again updated its Q&A section concerning the implementation of the paid leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act....more
Congress enacted the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) on March 18, 2020. The FFCRA includes provisions that require employers to provide employees with paid sick or family leave for specified reasons related to...more
UPDATE: on March 27 the USDOL added to its FAQs to address issues not previously covered. The United States Department of Labor (USDOL) issued on March 25, 2020 its required Families First Coronavirus Response Act Notice,...more
On March 26, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) announced the issuance of additional guidance related to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The guidance includes “Field Assistance Bulletin 2020-1:...more
As we reported in previous client alerts on March 17 and March 19, 2020, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “FFCRA”) requires employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide eligible employees with emergency...more
Late March 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) offered employers some important guidance on complying with the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which President Trump signed into law last week. DOL...more
As anticipated, on March 25, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a notice/workplace poster (a copy is available at: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/posters) that summarizes employee rights under the newly...more
The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published a bulletin highlighting the H-1B notice and posting procedures with which employers must comply if they elect to provide electronic notice of...more
As any employer should know, there are certain posters that you are required to display that inform employees of their rights under the various employment laws. One of those posters advises them of their rights under the...more