by Jennifer Vuillermet | Mar 22, 2021 | Compliance, COVID-19 / Families First Coronavirus Response Act
As you know, on March 11th, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (the “Act”). Most of the news coverage on the Act has been focused on the $1400 stimulus checks, but there are a few other key provisions that employers should know! Keep in mind...
by Phil Wells | Jan 19, 2021 | Discipline/Termination, NLRB/Union
A couple of years ago, one of my relatives, who worked (notice, my emphasis added) in a public-facing job, called and asked me if it was legal that her boss had disciplined her for a Facebook post in which my relative responded not-so-nicely to a Facebook post by a...
by Phil Wells | Dec 30, 2020 | COVID-19 / Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Unemployment Benefits
On Sunday, December 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the 2021 appropriation and $900 billion COVID-19 relief package. Keep in mind, however, that the leave provisions of the new law are open to DOL review and interpretation. Also, Congress is meeting this...
by Jennifer Vuillermet | Oct 5, 2020 | COVID-19 / Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Legal Risk
Despite the havoc COVID-19 has wreaked on our lives and productivity, the state of California has not slowed down its rate of adopting new employment laws. Indeed, Governor Newsom recently signed seventeen employment-related bills into law. All new laws will go into...
by Soule Employment Law | Jul 6, 2020 | COVID-19 / Families First Coronavirus Response Act, OSHA/Safety
As Governor Roy Cooper moves us toward the State’s full reopening, if you’re like us, you’re asking yourself, how exactly do we reopen?Are there new rules on how to operate in a COVID-19 world?How do we bring employees back to work?What if they’re scared?What if...
by Mimi Soule | Apr 2, 2020 | COVID-19 / Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Yesterday, the DOL published a temporary rule on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and also revised their previous guidance provided in the Fact Sheet, Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers. The temporary rule...
by Mimi Soule | Mar 30, 2020 | COVID-19 / Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FMLA
The DOL has finally issued guidance on the exemption for small businesses with less than 50 employees.Importantly, the DOL has clarified that this exemption applies to both the 12 weeks of leave under the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act as well as two...
by Mimi Soule | Mar 26, 2020 | Compliance, COVID-19 / Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Employee Leave, FMLA, Wage and Hour
The Department of Labor has recently provided us with some additional guidance and interpretation of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). For a summary of the FFCRA’s requirements, please see our previous blog post. What Did the DOL Clarify?The...
by Mimi Soule | Mar 26, 2020 | COVID-19 / Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Employee Leave, Unemployment Benefits
We are receiving many questions from small businesses regarding employee eligibility for unemployment benefits in connection with layoffs or furloughs due to COVID-19. We wanted to provide some common FAQs below. Question: What is the difference between a layoff and...
by Mimi Soule | Mar 19, 2020 | Compliance, COVID-19 / Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Employee Leave, FMLA, Wage and Hour
As many of you already know, last night, Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Among other things, FFCRA (1) expands the requirements of the Family and Medical Leave Act to small businesses with less than 500 employees to require...
