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Intermittent Extended Leave for Stress and Anxiety Raises Difficult Issues for Employers

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we started receiving an increasing number of questions from employers relating to employees seeking accommodations or leave for stress and anxiety-related mental health issues. In several of...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

COVID-19 and the Workplace: Where Do We Stand?

As we have reported previously, on April 10, 2023 President Biden signed legislation ending the COVID-19 National Emergency.  However, the rollback of COVID-19 requirements was already underway in many state and municipal...more

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What Is Reasonable? Handling Employee Requests for an Extended Leave of Absence

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Assessing extended leave requests can be one of the most difficult and challenging issues employers face. While many employers are sympathetic to an employee's challenging health issues, a desire to help employees must be...more

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New York Law to Clarify Employees Can’t be Punished for Lawful Absences

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Private-sector employers with “no-fault” attendance policies in New York will need to revisit their policies following an impending change to New York Labor Law. On November 21, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul...more

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Long COVID: A Get-Out-of-Work-Free Card?

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Imagine one of your employees (let’s call her Sarah) recently contracted COVID-19, as so many workers have in the past two years. Unlike your other employees, however, Sarah’s symptoms did not subside after a few weeks....more

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2022 Hot Topics in Employment Law Seminar Highlights

On May 13, 2022, the Miles & Stockbridge Labor, Employment, Benefits & Immigration practice group presented its twentieth annual Hot Topics in Employment Law seminar to clients from throughout Maryland and beyond. Topics...more

Locke Lord LLP

The "State" of Family and Medical Leave Laws in the Wake of COVID-19

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The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted a disparity between existing employee leave entitlements under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (“federal FMLA”) and the scope of family and medical needs typically giving rise to...more

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D.C. extends COVID-19 leave laws through November 5

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As District of Columbia businesses and area schools continue to reopen, employers should keep in mind their continuing obligations under the District’s COVID-19 leave laws, which the mayor recently extended through November...more

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Key Employment Issues Facing Employers in the Automotive Industry

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Automotive companies faced unprecedented challenges in 2020. In the coming year, these challenges will continue as companies navigate the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, related leave/quarantine issues and new challenges...more

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COVID-19: Congress Extends FFCRA Payroll Tax Credit through September, With Some New Wrinkles

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The latest COVID-19 relief law, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), extends the payroll tax credit for emergency paid sick leave and expanded Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave first enacted by the Families First...more

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Update: Colorado Issues Clarifying Rules on Public Health Emergency Paid Sick Leave

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As we previously reported, Colorado’s latest paid sick leave law, the “Healthy Families and Workplaces Act” (“Act”), was signed by Governor Jared Polis on July 14, 2020, requiring employers in the state to provide paid sick...more

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US COVID-19: COVID-Related Leave - When Does The FMLA Apply?

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COVID-19 has led to significant employee absences from the workplace.  While the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) may well apply to certain such absences, employers must avoid the temptation to count all...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

What Employers Need to Know About Biden’s Proposed American Rescue Plan

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In January 2021, President Biden announced his administration’s proposed COVID-19 relief package, the American Rescue Plan (the Plan), which would revive the federal mandate for employers to provide paid sick and paid FMLA...more

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National Paid Leave Proposal Reintroduced In The Senate And House Of Representatives

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This past Friday, Democrats in both the Senate and House of Representatives reintroduced legislation that would create a paid leave program on the national level. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)...more

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Proposed National Paid Family and Medical Leave Program

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On February 5, 2021, the 28th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) re-introduced the Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMILY) Act...more

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Better Late Than Never: How Employers May (Finally) Benefit from Recent Changes to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Although most everyone on planet Earth was jumping for joy as 2020 came to an end, many employers had another reason to celebrate. With the passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “CAA”) on December 27,...more

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COVID-19 Sick Leave Litigation Disproportionately Impacts Healthcare Employers: How to Avoid Becoming Another Statistic

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As the weather warms amid the dawning of a new chapter in our country, national vaccine distribution is underway (albeit admittedly haphazard) and the light at the end of the tunnel shines brighter in 2021. As the virus...more

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On-Demand Webinar | Navigating Leave and Disability Protection Laws During COVID-19: A Practical Guide for California Employers

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Each month, Nossaman's complimentary Employment BUZZ webinar series covers a different topic of interest to employers, including tax, insurance, intellectual property and employment issues. These "quick hit" 30-minute...more

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FFCRA Update and Electronic Workplace Posters

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The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor has issued guidance regarding optional extension of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) and electronic posting of required employment law notices as...more

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Updated: Temporary FFCRA Regulations Clarify Leave, Small Business Exemption - January 2020

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On April 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published temporary regulations under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) that are intended to clarify the scope and application of leaves under the FFCRA...more

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Employment Tax Credit Incentives Added to Encourage Employers to Provide Relief to Employees

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Extension of Credit for Paid Leave Provided When There Is No State or Local Law Mandating Such Paid Leave The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”) amended many provisions. It amended the employer credit under...more

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D.C. employers have continuing COVID-19 leave obligations in 2021

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As we explained in a recent post, as of January 1, 2021, COVID-19 leave is no longer mandated under the federal Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA), although covered employers who voluntarily provide paid leave...more

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FMLA To Permit Telemedicine Visits and Electronic Posting of General Notice

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As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, on December 29, 2020, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it will consider a telemedicine visit with a health care provider as an in-person visit when establishing...more

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

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFRCA”) ended by its terms on Dec. 31, 2020. Although many expected the FFCRA protections to be extended due to the continuing pandemic, only a portion of the FFCRA was extended...more

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FFCRA COVID-19 leave is voluntary for Q1 2021

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Employers subject to the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA or the Act) should be aware that they are no longer required to provide paid leave to employees for the COVID-19 related reasons specified in the Act. In...more

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