The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently published revised Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) notification and certification forms designed to streamline the FMLA leave process. The forms took effect immediately and...more
On April 10, 2020, the District of Columbia enacted the COVID-19 Response Supplemental Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-286) (the “Emergency Act”). ...more
This alert incorporates the guidance issued by the United States Department of Labor (DOL) on March 28, 2020 and updated on March 29, 2020, in additional to the regulations published by the DOL on April 6, 2020 and other DOL...more
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act provides for paid sick leave and expanded family or medical leave benefits to employees, and payroll tax credits to employers in respect of such benefits. The US Department of Labor...more
On March 17, 2020, the District of Columbia amended the D.C. Family and Medical Leave Act to create a new category of protected leave, called “Declaration of Emergency Leave.” This amendment affects every employer with at...more
The Department of Labor has issued a Notice Poster outlining employees’ rights under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act’s (FFCRA). This poster must be displayed in a conspicuous place in a location visible to...more
State and federal governments continue to roll out new COVID-19 laws, regulations, and executive orders. As a result of the ever-changing legal landscape, employers are left confused at the multitude of rules they must follow...more
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) takes effect on April 1, 2020. Yesterday, the Department of Labor (DOL) published the FFCRA poster that employers must post in a “conspicuous” spot of their workplace. ...more
On March 24, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) released an initial set of Questions and Answers (“Q&A”) regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). As we’ve summarized in earlier posts, the FFCRA was...more
On March 24, the Department of Labor issued guidance regarding the FFCRA. With that, we wanted to provide an update with some frequently asked questions (and answers). When does the FFCRA take effect? April 1, 2020....more
On March 18, 2020, President Donald Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) in response to the spread of the novel coronavirus and the illness it causes, COVID-19. Among other fiscal packages, the act...more
President Trump signed the Act in the evening of March 18. Per guidance published by the Department of Labor on March 24, the Act is effective April 1, 2020. Affected employers must be prepared to implement the Act’s leave...more
On Tuesday, March 24, 2020, the Department of Labor published guidance in three separate documents related to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), which goes into effect on April 1, 2020 through December 31,...more
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or the “Act”), which goes into effect on April 1, 2020, provides that certain “health care providers and emergency responders” may be excluded from application of the Act’s...more
The IRS and DOL recently issued joint guidance enabling small and midsize employers to begin taking advantage of two new refundable payroll tax credits which are designed to immediately and fully reimburse them,...more
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA“) generally requires employers with fewer than 500 employees (“Small Employers”) to provide paid sick leave and additional FMLA benefits to their employees. ...more
As we reported earlier, the FFCRA creates two paid leave requirements for employers. The law goes into effect on April 1, 2020, and remains in effect until December 31, 2020....more
On Tuesday, March 24, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a 14 question “Q & A”, posted on its website, about the recently-enacted federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act. In the Q&A, the DOL announced the...more
With the amount of confirmed COVID-19 cases exponentially rising, the federal government has passed the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” (FFCRA or Act) to help during the crisis. The bill, which passed with broad...more
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “COVID-19 Response Act”), enacted on March 18, 2020, imposes two new coronavirus (COVID-19) related employment mandates on employers with fewer than 500 employees. ...more
Over the past month, and especially in response to the growing COVID-19 epidemic, states across the country have been proposing and passing new employee benefits legislation. Much of that legislation has focused on the...more
To assist California employers in understanding the possible application of benefits available to workers in response to the COVID-19 crisis under both state and federal law, we provide the following handy chart....more
The following links are online resources for employers: The Families First CV Response Act becomes effective on April 2, 2020, and applies to employers with fewer than 500 employees. The Act includes two primary elements...more
On March 18, President Donald Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which among other things, requires certain employers to provide up to two weeks of emergency paid sick leave and up to...more
On the evening of March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the multiple-subject Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The focus of this alert is to summarize the two portions of the FFCRA which provide...more