The EEOC has updated its COVID-19 Guidance by adding a number of new FAQs to address issues related to the anticipated re-entry into the workplace. The new FAQs discuss things like: an employer’s right to screen employees before entering the workplace to avoid a “direct threat” to the health and safety of employees; documentation to… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Labor Law RSS Feed4th UPDATE: DOL Again Updates Question & Answers Page for FFCRA
Posted in FMLA and Other Leaves of Absence, Labor Law, New Legislation and RegulationsWe have previously written about the US Department of Labor issuing a Question & Answers webpage, and subsequently updated it, to address numerous issues arising out of the passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). (Click here, here and here.) On April 6, 2020, the DOL again updated the “Questions and Answers” webpage,… Continue Reading
3rd UPDATE: DOL Again Updates Questions & Answers Page for FFCRA
Posted in FMLA and Other Leaves of Absence, Labor Law, New Legislation and RegulationsAs previously advised, the US Department of Labor has issued a Question & Answers webpage, and subsequently updated it, to address numerous issues arising out of the passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”. (Click here and here.) The DOL updated the “Questions and Answers” webpage again today, adding 20 new questions and… Continue Reading
DOL’s Informational Webinar re FFCRA Compliance Goes Live
Posted in FMLA and Other Leaves of Absence, Labor Law, New Legislation and RegulationsEarlier this week, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that it would be posting an informational webinar regarding compliance issues with the recently-enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). That webinar, which provides information regarding the FFCRA for both employers and employees went live today and can be accessed at: https://dolwhd.cosocloud.com/pawkgwfawza0/?proto=true. The DOL’s Wage &… Continue Reading
The IRS FAQs Provide Guidance on Employee Documentation/Information to Support FFCRA Leave
Posted in FMLA and Other Leaves of Absence, Labor Law, New Legislation and RegulationsOn March 31, 2020, the IRS issued 66 FAQs providing guidance to employers in connection with the payment of, and tax credits for, emergency paid sick leave (E-PSL) and emergency FMLA leave (E-FMLA) under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). Among other things, the FAQs answered a very important question that the DOL didn’t… Continue Reading
DOL Announces Temporary Rules for FFCRA Implementation; Informational Webinar to be Released on April 3, 2020
Posted in FMLA and Other Leaves of Absence, Labor Law, New Legislation and RegulationsWe have been keeping you informed of recent actions by the US Department of Labor to advise employers of their obligations under the recently enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). This has included the DOL’s creation of a “Questions and Answers” webpage for both employers and employees. (Click here, here and here.) On April… Continue Reading
2nd UPDATE: DOL Again Updates Question & Answers Page for Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Posted in FMLA and Other Leaves of Absence, Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Wage & HourLast week, we alerted you to the fact that the US Department of Labor had issued a Question & Answers webpage, and subsequently updated it, to address numerous issues arising out of the passage of the FFCRA. (Click here and here.) Late Saturday night, the DOL again updated the “Questions and Answers” webpage and added… Continue Reading
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act: Expansion of Unemployment Benefits Through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program
Posted in Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Wage & HourOn March 27, 2020, the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Safety (CARES) Act was passed by the House of Representatives and signed into law by President Trump as the largest emergency aid bill in history. The CARES Act significantly expands unemployment benefits and comes on the heels of 3.3 million Americans having applied… Continue Reading
DOL Updates Questions & Answers Page for Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Posted in FMLA and Other Leaves of Absence, Labor Law, New Legislation and RegulationsEarlier this week, we advised you that the US Department of Labor had issued a Question & Answers webpage that addressed some issues arising out of the passage of the FFCRA, most importantly clarifying that it would become effective on April 1, 2020. (Click here.) Yesterday, the DOL updated that “Questions and Answers” webpage and… Continue Reading
San Francisco Issues New Guidance on San Francisco Paid Sick Leave During Pandemic; Financial Relief for San Francisco Employers
Posted in FMLA and Other Leaves of Absence, Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Wage & HourOn March 24, 2020, the San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement issued guidance pertaining to the use of Paid Sick Leave under the San Francisco Paid Sick Leave Ordinance (PSLO). This publication supersedes the OLSE’s guidance issued just last week. Employers should be aware of temporary changes in the PSLO rules specific to the… Continue Reading
DOL Issues Model Notice To Employees Of Rights Under Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Posted in FMLA and Other Leaves of Absence, Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Wage & HourIn response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress recently passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). Among other things, the FFCRA requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. Employees’ leave rights under the FFCRA apply from April 1, 2020… Continue Reading
Families First Coronavirus Response Act Takes Effect April 1, 2020
Posted in FMLA and Other Leaves of Absence, Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Wage & HourWe have kept you advised of recent federal actions taken in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, including the passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) which, among other things, provides paid family leave for certain employees. (See previous blogs at here, here, and here.) The FFCRA was to take effect “no later than… Continue Reading
More On The FFCRA: Payroll Tax Credits And Period Of Non-Enforcement
Posted in Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Wage & HourAs we told you on March 22, 2020, the Department of Treasury (DOT), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and Department of Labor (DOL) announced plans to provide some relief for small and midsize employers in light of the recently passed Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). In their announcement, it was also stated that employers may… Continue Reading
COVID-19: Resources for California Employers (Updated 4/3/20)
Posted in Labor Law, New Legislation and RegulationsThe COVID-19 pandemic is forcing employers to make unprecedented decisions about their workplace. In an effort to help employers as they make the difficult decisions they are currently facing, we have gathered guidance released by many of the federal and state agencies specifically related to COVID-19. We hope this page is useful resource. That being… Continue Reading
IRS to Provide Tax Relief to Some Employers in Light of Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Posted in Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Wage & HourOn March 20, 2020, the Department of Treasury, IRS, and Department of Labor announced plans to provide some relief for small and midsize employers in light of the recently passed Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Specifically, it was announced that employers will have access to refundable payroll tax credits designed to provide reimbursement for the… Continue Reading
(H.R. 6201) FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT: What Employers Should Know
Posted in FMLA and Other Leaves of Absence, Labor Law, New Legislation and RegulationsOn March 18, 2020, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). The President quickly signed it into law on the same day. The Act provides paid sick time and expands the Family and Medical Leave Act to provide an extended period of unpaid or partially paid leave for qualifying reasons related to the… Continue Reading
San Francisco Paid Sick Leave Expanded Due to COVID-19
Posted in FMLA and Other Leaves of Absence, Labor Law, Wage & HourYesterday, San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed announced a “Workers and Families First Program” to offer additional paid sick leave benefits to employees who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. It will apply to San Francisco private sector workers, and if fully utilized, it could provide coverage for up to 25,000 San Francisco workers. … Continue Reading
Employers Beware! Settling Individual Employee Claims Will Not Bar His or Her PAGA Claims
Posted in Employment Contracts and Agreements, Labor Law, Wage & HourOn March 12, 2020, in the case Kim v. Reins International California, Inc., the California Supreme Court addressed the issue: “Do employees lose standing to pursue a claim under the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) … if they settle and dismiss their individual claims for Labor Code violations?” Unfortunately, for employers in California,… Continue Reading
California Appeals Order Barring Enforcement of New Anti-Arbitration Law
Posted in Employment Contracts and Agreements, Labor Law, Wage & HourThe State of California filed an appeal last week to challenge a federal court’s order barring California from enforcing a new state law that would curtail workplace arbitration agreements. Unless the State takes some additional action, the lower court’s ban on enforcement of the new law, AB 51, will remain in effect during the appeal…. Continue Reading
Federal Court Explains Order Barring California From Enforcing New Anti-Employment-Arbitration Law
Posted in Employment Contracts and Agreements, Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Wage & HourA federal court in Sacramento explained last week its rationale for temporarily barring the State of California from enforcing a new law, AB 51, that would curtail employment arbitration agreements. The rationale set forth in that written order of February 7, 2020, strongly suggests (but does not guarantee) that the court is inclined to permanently… Continue Reading
Federal Court Extends Order Barring California From Enforcing New Anti-Employment-Arbitration Law
Posted in Employment Contracts and Agreements, Labor Law, Wage & HourA federal judge in Sacramento has continued an order that temporarily bars the State of California from enforcing a new state law that would curtail employment arbitration agreements. The new law, AB 51, which added section 432.6 to the California Labor Code, would have banned employers from requiring employees to agree to arbitrate claims alleging… Continue Reading
Upcoming Seminar: Life After Dynamex and AB 5 – Independent Contractors v. Employees
Posted in Employment Contracts and Agreements, Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Wage & HourSummary of Program The risks involved in misclassifying a worker as an independent contractor rather than an employee have always been serious. A number of federal and state agencies regulate the proper classification of workers and have the authority to impose significant monetary and non-monetary sanctions against employers who get the classification wrong. AB 5… Continue Reading
New Year, New Minimum Wage
Posted in Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Uncategorized, Wage & HourEffective January 1, 2020, California’s minimum wage rate increased to $13.00 per hour (from $12.00) for employers with 26 or more employees and $12.00 per hour (from $11.00) for employers with 25 or fewer employees. The minimum wage will continue to increase yearly until it reaches $15.00 per hour on January 1, 2022 for employers… Continue Reading
Court Blocks Ban on Mandatory Arbitration Agreements in Employment
Posted in Employment Contracts and Agreements, Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Wage & HourMandatory arbitration agreements in California employment have been granted a stay of execution. For now. Earlier today, a federal judge in California issued a temporary restraining order enjoining enforcement of AB 51, the new California law that would have banned employers in the state from requiring employees to sign mandatory arbitration agreements as a condition… Continue Reading
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