Image by Prawny from Pixabay The paint has barely dried on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and we already have our first lawsuit. And it’s right in my backyard. The quickest of FFCRA recaps The FFCRA, which took effect on April 1, 2020, requires certain employers to provide their…
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Yesterday’s DOL update on the FFCRA may be the most important one for employers. And here’s why…
By Archimëa – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link On Friday, the Department of Labor ended its temporary non-enforcement of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. But, yesterday, it left employers with a little parting gift. Before I unwrap the present for you, let’s start with a little lesson on…
New Jersey expands family leave protections during the COVID-19 outbreak
Image Credit: https://publicdomainvectors.org/en/free-clipart/Six-family-members-vector-silhouette/74023.html You’d think that New Jersey would have one of the nation’s most generous family leave laws in the country. That’s how NJ touts it. But, in many ways, it’s less generous than even the Family and Medical Leave Act. For example, the New Jersey Family Leave Act…
Yes, you can have your cake and eat it too.
Chzz / Public domain Just wash your hands first and stay away from my cake. Dibs on the cherry eyes! I closed yesterday’s blog post asking for reader feedback. Specifically, I wanted to know if you would like me to host another Facebook Live chat focused on FFCRA and other…
Here’s what you missed on our Facebook Live Chat. Plus, the DOL issues even MORE FFCRA guidance!!!
Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay What better way could there be to practice social distancing than with a Facebook Live session where we discuss the Families First Coronavirus Response Act? Don’t answer that question. If you missed the party on Friday, be sure to check out the recording either…
Join me on Facebook Live today at noon for another COVID-19 chat for HR and employment attorneys
Yatko / CC BY-SA Back by popular request, I’ll be hosting a Facebook Live session today at Noon eastern on The Employer Handbook Facebook page. Among other things, I plan to cover: A few additional thoughts on the DOL’s FFRCA rulemaking, including some “deep concerns” from Congress. What happens next?…
DOUBLE FEATURE: CARES Act (PPP) and FFCRA videos that will explain everything*
Image Credit: Photofunia.com *The Employer Handbook neither guarantees nor represent that anything in today’s post explains ‘everything.’ Instead, in case you hadn’t figured it out already, the author of this blog loves clickbait and Flaming Hot Cheetos. Nonetheless, we think you’re in for a treat today. A CARES Act Paycheck…
New FFCRA guidance from the DOL: F/T v. P/T, “health care provider,” small business exemptions and more!
Image Credit: Photofunia.com We’re doing things a bit differently today. Over the weekend, in honor of my 44th birthday, the U.S. Department of Labor updated its Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers. And now we have answers to the following questions: ✔ What is a “health care provider”?…
Four ways that the $2T Senate bill could impact the paid leave law that’s already stressing you out. Plus, an intermittent leave update!
Videoplasty.com / CC BY-SA It only took me two bottles of NoDoz and a Five Hour Energy chaser to get through the CARES Act, that 880-page behemoth that the Senate passed on Wednesday night. But, before I shower and search for my classiest Simpsons T-shirt to wear for today’s Facebook…
DOL issues a Families First Coronavirus Response Act notice. And employment law nerds, like me, spotlight an error.
Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay The President signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act on March 18, 2020. In Section 5103 of the FFCRA (right here in the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act section), it says that “[n]ot later than 7 days after the date of enactment of this Act,…