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An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: Employer Escapes Liability in FFCRA COVID Litigation

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​​​​​​​America may be moving forward from the COVID-19 pandemic, but employers continue to deal with its aftermath as they face lawsuits alleging violations under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). On July...more

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Bloomington, Minnesota, Passes Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance

On June 6, 2022, after a year of public meetings and feedback, the Bloomington City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that will require employers in the city to provide paid sick and safe leave to most workers....more

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Illinois Governor Signs Sweeping Health Care Law

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Governor J.B. Pritzker recently signed into law the “Illinois Health Care and Human Service Reform Act” (Act). The purpose of the Act is to address inequality in the delivery of health care services in Illinois. While many...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New Employment Laws to Look Out for in 2021

On January 1, 2021, various new and amended employment laws will go into effect in California. Below is a summary of some of these laws that employers should make themselves aware of heading into the new year. All laws...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Amid Rising COVID-19 Hospitalizations: Reminder to Health Care Employers on FFCRA’s Exclusion for “Health Care Providers”

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As COVID-19 cases across the country begin to surge, COVID-19-related hospitalizations are also on the rise. This increase in COVID-19-related hospitalizations likely will have a number of practical implications for the...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Updates to Paid Leave Requirements Under FFCRA

Downs Rachlin Martin labor and employment attorney Beth Rattigan goes over updates to paid leave requirements under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. FFCRA revisions and clarifications include: who is eligible,...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

DOL Clarified the Federal Family First Coronavirus Response Act

New Rules and a Court Decision Followed the FFCRA’s Passage - A recent federal court decision struck down several provisions of the U.S. Department of Labor’s rules regarding the Family First Coronavirus Response Act....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New California COVID-19 Employment Laws Require Attention

- California has implemented a broad supplemental sick leave law requiring employers with 500 or more employees (and health care employers with fewer than 500 employees) to provide their California workers with up to 80 hours...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

COVID-19 Hospice How-To Series: The Government Yet Again Updates Rules for FFCRA Paid Leave and Provider Relief Fund Reporting

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September was another busy month as hospices and other providers try to keep pace with the government’s constantly evolving rules and standards around various COVID-19 federal relief programs. In this episode of Hospice...more

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California Does It Again: Employers Not Subject to FFCRA Must Now Provide COVID-19 Supplemental Sick Leave | Blogs | Labor &...

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On September 9, 2020, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1867 (AB 1867). The new law considerably broadens access to paid sick leave beyond the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) — essentially...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

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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DOL FFCRA Rule Revising “Health Care Provider” Definition

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On September 11, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued revised temporary regulations pertaining to the emergency paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act...more

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Revised Department of Labor Regulations Necessitate Job-Specific Assessment by Health Care Providers for Employees' Potential...

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In April 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued regulations excluding “Health Care Providers” from the reach of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act’s (FFCRA) leave entitlements, both as to expanded sick leave and...more

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DOL Revises Rules Governing FFCRA COVID-19 Related Leave

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On September 11, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued revised regulations and updates regarding the implementation of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The new rule was issued in response to a...more

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FFCRA UPDATE: New Revised DOL Regulations Impact Key FFCRA Paid Leave Regulations

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As previously reported, in early August 2020, a New York Federal District Court invalidated certain U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) regulations relating to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which applies to...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

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

McDermott Will & Emery

Healthcare Employers: What You Need to Know about the New FFCRA “Health Care Provider” Exclusion and California COVID-19...

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Healthcare employers are immediately impacted by two recent developments in federal and California COVID-19 paid leave laws. First, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires employers with fewer than 500...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Updated FFCRA Regulations Limit Scope of Healthcare Providers Exemption, Modify Notice Requirement, and Reaffirm Other Aspects of...

On Wednesday, September 16, 2020, the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) published revisions to its temporary regulations implementing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). ...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

California Expands Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave

The law takes effect no later than tomorrow. As you are probably aware, the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act of the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act provides for 80 hours of paid sick leave to employees with...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

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

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Regulations Related to Families First Coronovirus Response Act (FFCRA) Revised by DOL

On September 11, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) revised the regulations related to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). The new regulations are a response by DOL to a U.S. District Court’s...more

Troutman Pepper

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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