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Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

Approaching New Business Norms After the Covid-19 Pandemic

More and more American businesses are planning for life beyond the pandemic. As we navigate through the ongoing vaccine rollout, state and regional restrictions are being lifted, and more and more citizens around the country...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Legislative Update: Paid Leave and Accommodation Tops 2021 Legislative Year

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Headlining the number of employment-related bills California legislators introduced by the February 19th deadline are those that would extend COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave and provide other leaves...more

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December 2020: The Top 18 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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With No End in Sight to COVID-Driven Remote Work Arrangements, Workplace Compliance Questions Grow

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In March 2020, state and local governments across the United States began to issue shelter in place orders to slow the spread of COVID-19, often mandating that companies allow work to be performed remotely to the greatest...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

State Issues Guidance for NY Paid Sick Leave Law

As employers are well aware by now, New York enacted statewide paid sick leave requirements for employers, which took effect on September 30, 2020. We provided an overview of requirements for the new law here. Under the law,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York State Releases First Guidance on New Paid Sick Leave Law

As we previously reported, New York State’s Paid Sick Leave law (“NYSPSL”) went into effect on September 30, 2020. While employees are not permitted to take sick leave under NYSPSL until January 1, 2021, many questions...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

COVID-19 Telecommuting Tax and Leave Issues for Employers

Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, many employer telecommuting arrangements remain in place, with several large corporations opting to extend these arrangements well into 2021. The benefits of such arrangements have been...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

Classes Resuming Have Ripple Effect on Businesses and Working Parents

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For many working parents, Labor Day typically marks the end of the footloose and fancy-free days of summer. Kids return to school, extracurricular activities and sports practices commence, and we resume our hectic, yet...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

[Webinar] Employment Law in the Time of COVID: Furloughs, Sick Leave, Telecommuting, & More - September 24th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm...

This seminar will examine workplace legal issues in the context of the ongoing COVID pandemic. A general overview of the following topics—and how they operate during the current public health crisis--will be discussed:...more

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School is Physically Closed – But Learning is On. Does FFCRA Leave Apply?

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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires covered employers – those with 500 or fewer employees – to provide eligible employees with up to two weeks of paid sick leave and up to twelve weeks (ten of which...more

Cozen O'Connor

COVID-19 FAQs For California Employers

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We have prepared the following FAQ to guide California employers with respect to their workplace policies and their response to the orders and laws that have been passed at the federal, state and local level to contend with...more

Carlton Fields

5 Employment Policies to Draft or Redraft With Coronavirus Hindsight

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If you’re like most businesses, you’re eager to reopen or return to “normal” operations as soon as possible. But before you reopen your offices and businesses—and perhaps while you have some extra time on your hands—it’s a...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

DOL Updates to COVID-19 FMLA Related FAQs

The Department of Labor (DOL) has once again updated its frequently asked questions to clarify certain employee rights and employer obligations under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the Act). Here are the...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

New Paid Leave Requirements for Employees Working from Home in the City of Los Angeles

In the past few weeks, employers across the country have made staggering efforts to pivot business models and adjust to a new social, economic, and professional environment. For many employers, this now includes the need to...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

COVID-19 in the Workplace - We May Not Be at Peak Yet, but the Lawsuits Are Already Coming

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The COVID-19 pandemic has placed significant strains on virtually every aspect of life. While state and local governments have forced many businesses to suspend operations in an effort to mitigate the spread of the virus,...more

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CDC Issues Interim Guidance for Critical Infrastructure Workers

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In an attempt to keep critical infrastructure from being crippled by worker shortages as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, the CDC issued new interim guidance on Wednesday, April 9, 2020, directed at workers in critical...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

UPDATED: Leave Tracking and Recordkeeping Under Covid-19: Adjusting for the New Normal

One important question the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) and other recent legislative changes raise for employers is how to track and account for employee leaves. While most employers already have systems...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Summary of the U.S. Department of Labor’s FFCRA Regulations

The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has released its 124-page temporary regulations of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”).  Below we summarize the key takeaways from those regulations....more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

COVID-19: Handling a Positive Diagnosis in the Workforce

As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to disrupt normal workplace operations, an increasing number of employers are facing the reality of employees testing positive for the virus – particularly in industries like healthcare,...more

Hogan Lovells

Singapore | Navigating choppy waters: Employment measures in the age of COVID-19

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Employers batten down the hatches There is no doubt the world has changed – for certain businesses, even previously reliable revenue has severely declined, and for the first time employers are examining their otherwise...more

Morgan Lewis

Guide to French Government’s Social Measures in Response to COVID-19

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The French government has recently published a large number of texts and recommendations to help deal with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This guide brings together the various texts and recommendations published in the...more

McGlinchey Stafford

FAQs from Coronavirus Employment Webinar (Part 2)

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Below are the questions and topics from last week’s “Coronavirus: Bring Your Employment Questions, Part 2” webinar on March 27, presented in a Q&A format. You should speak with an attorney to clarify these topics, as every...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

DOL issues temporary regulations implementing the FFCRA

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued temporary regulations implementing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The regulations largely conform to the DOL’s prior “Questions and Answers” guidance,...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

DOL Provides Regulatory Guidance Via Temporary Rule

On April 1, 2020,—the very day the paid leave requirements in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act became effective—the Department of Labor (DOL) provided much-anticipated regulatory guidance. The DOL did so by...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

COVID-19 Client Primer | National Employment Law Series: Guidance on Employment Law Changes

Changes and Guidance in the National Employment Sphere - As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to increase, national employers across the country are moving to remote-work models or suspending work...more

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