Sadly, too many of my telephone conversations with clients over the past few months have involved layoffs. Furloughs. Elimination of jobs.
Of course, we’ve also discussed the great unknown of when some of these employees will be brought back to work.
At times, questions have arisen over how a furlough might impact an employee who
Today, my little FMLA blog turns 10 years old.
Ten years ago, at a time when very few people knew what the heck a “blog” was, including me, I took a chance that HR and leave of absence professionals and attorneys might need some help answering the difficult, yet common issues they faced when administering
Are you working from home during the pandemic? Me, too.
Are you having trouble keeping your kids off Fortnite and Minecraft, and literally every other screen in your house? Me, too.
Do you still love your children? Me, too.
For the most part.
But with four young children at home, I am ready to return
Are you an employer covered by the the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and do you use temp employees?
I’ve got something to share with you.
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been giving presentations to employers on the FFCRA [who hasn’t!?!] and have counseled them on their FFCRA obligations with respect
As employers have noodled on the new federal emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) and paid FMLA leave (FMLA+) law, you’ve done a double-and triple-take on the notice and documentation requirements under this new law. In short, they can be confusing. As a result, plenty of clients have asked me to break down this process just
Under the Families First Coronavirus Act (FFCRA), employers with fewer than 500 employees are required to provide paid sick leave (EPSL) and paid FMLA leave (FMLA+) for certain reasons related to the Coronavirus pandemic. The law went into effect April 1 and its obligations continue through December 31, 2020.
Employers need policies and forms to
For the past month, I’ve been in the leave law trenches with several Littler colleagues Alexis Knapp, Jim Paretti, Sebastian Chilco and Michael Lotito. The ‘virtual’ trenches, that is, which serves them well, as they have no clue I’ve spent nearly the entire time without a shower and in my PJs.
When
Let me start with a toast.
A toast to the Department of Labor, which was thrust into a spotlight it didn’t seek. After Congress hastily cobbled together a bunch of confusing words on paper providing many American workers with a modest amount of paid sick leave and amending the FMLA to do the same, DOL
Late yesterday, the Internal Revenue Service took a hard line on an employee’s need for emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) and emergency paid FMLA (FMLA+), taking the position that only one caretaker can take leave for a child whose school or childcare is closed. Moreover, if the child is over 14 years old, the parent
Who wants Part III? Come on, you know you’ve been craving this all weekend.
More FAQs.
It’s like winning a cake eating contest, and the prize is . . . more cake.
Late Saturday night, the Department of Labor issued a third round of Q&As (FAQs #38-59) aimed at helping employers administer emergency paid sick