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Let’s say that your child attends school either on a hybrid or full-time schedule. Your child comes into close contact with another person with COVID-19. The school instructs you to quarantine your child at home for 14 days while the class continues.
Are you eligible for leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)? Let’s find out.
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Back in March, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) into law. The FFCRA allows eligible employees to receive either paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19.
Recently, COVID-19 numbers have begun spiking again. However, a new study has found that the FFCRA has actually helped to flatten the curve. Continue reading
You get emergency paid sick leave! You get emergency paid sick leave! You get emergency paid sick leave! Continue reading
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Ok, confession time.
I’ve procrastinated on preparing the slide deck for my upcoming presentation, A Return to Work from COVID-19: EEO and Other Employment Law Considerations, for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Continue reading
Just as I was settling in on Friday evening for a well-deserved lime rickey, I got an email from the U.S. Department of Labor. Continue reading
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I love my readers.
But there are many added perks of being a client. For example, you get the daily blog posts. Plus, I toss in free weekend updates. Continue reading
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Let’s give credit where credit is due. When Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division had the unenviable task of creating and implementing supporting guidance, enforcing the law, and tending to all of its other responsibilities. All during a COVID-19 pandemic.
It wasn’t going to be perfect. Continue reading
A few months ago, I wrote here about a Families First Cornavirus Response Act lawsuit.
But, not just any old FFCRA lawsuit. Continue reading
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Sorry, I should’ve warned you to grab a fire extinguisher before your head exploded. Continue reading
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And by “you and I,” I mean “me and Jon Hyman.” Continue reading
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