Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 303: What's New with the LSAT? (w/Steve Schwartz)
Leaders Moving Business Forward with UNICEF General Counsel Peter Mason
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 136: Outlining on the Remote Bar Exam
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 289: Starting Law School in 2021
Harvard/MIT Student Visa Case
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 125: Best Practices for Studying for an Online Bar Exam
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 275: Handling First-Semester Grades in a Pandemic
They Said What? First Amendment Issues in 2020
COVID School Landscape
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 106: The Final Days of Prepping for the October 2020 Virtual Bar Exam
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 264: Mid-Semester Check-in In a Virtual Law School Environment
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 260: Career Implications of the COVID-19 Crisis (w/Sadie Jones)
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 99: Tips for Taking an Online Bar Exam
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 96: COVID-19 Bar Exam Update - July 2, 2020
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 94: Impact of COVID-19 on the Bar Exam – June 15 Update
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 252: Navigating the Law School Landscape in Light of COVID-19 (w/Anna Ivey)
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 249: Changes to the LSAT Due to COVID-19 (with Steve Schwartz)
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Navigating the ins and outs of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) can be difficult for employers. This animation seeks to illustrate some of the most important takeaways...more
With the school year underway, employers in the United States face a new challenge: childcare-related leave and accommodation requests by employees. With widespread remote learning and evolving legal obligations to provide...more
Do you make the grade? How much do you know about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, work, and school? Take our quiz and find out! As always, the answers are provided at the end of each question, so you can cheat...more
As employers and employees alike shift to new protocols and procedures amidst the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Department of Labor (DOL) reminded employers about their continuing responsibilities....more
As claims stemming from widespread workforce reductions or failure to comply with the myriad of COVID-19-related leave laws begin to gain full steam, it is clear that an employer’s treatment of its employees — beyond...more
The Families First Coronavirus Relief Act or “FFCRA” requires employers with less than 500 employees to provide paid leave to employees unable to work (or telework) for various COVID-related reasons. Particularly relevant as...more
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The Editors' Note - Welcome to this edition of SuperVision, the e-newsletter for Spilman Thomas & Battle's Labor & Employment Law Group. 2020 continues to bring unforeseen challenges, but employers are beginning to get back...more
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The U.S. DOL issued additional guidance on August 27, 2020 as to when employees may use paid Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) leave to care for their children under different COVID-related school models. ...more
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On August 27, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance (in FAQs numbered 98-100) clarifying how the childcare provisions of the Family First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) apply to various remote and in-person...more
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