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
DOL Publishes Third Round of FAQs on Paid Leave Law: Agency Covers Total Leave Entitlement, Return to Work, Help for Small Employers, Excludes Health Care Providers
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
DOL Publishes Second Round of FAQs on Paid Leave Law: Agency Addresses Documentation, Intermittent Leave, Furloughs, and “Top Off” Policies
For the record, I’m not getting much sleep this week, thanks to the Department of Labor. But it’s evident the DOL isn’t getting much sleep either.
Late last evening, the DOL issued a second round of Q&As (FAQs #15-37) aimed at helping employers administer emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) and paid FMLA leave (FMLA+) as
Access our Webinar Recording and other Key Resources to Navigate Coronavirus Issues and the New Paid Sick Leave and Paid FMLA Law
Thanks to those who attended my webinar on Monday with my Littler colleagues Alexis Knapp and Jim Paretti on “Practical Issues for Employers in Navigating the New Federal Emergency Paid FMLA and Sick Leave Mandates.” A link to access the recording and PowerPoint slides can be found here.
To the nearly 14,000
DOL Publishes Initial Guidance on How to Implement Emergency Paid Sick and Paid FMLA Leave
Late yesterday afternoon, the Department of Labor issued an initial question and answer guidance aimed at helping employers administer emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) and paid FMLA leave (FMLA+) as part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (pdf), which aims to provide initial relief to American workers in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
IRS, DOL Announce Plan for Employers to “Swiftly” Recover the Cost of Providing Coronavirus-Related Leave to Employees
After passage last week of the Emergency paid sick leave and paid FMLA law, employers have been clamoring for guidance on the timing of reimbursement by the federal government for any paid leave they provide their employees after the law goes into effect on April 2, 2020. In fact, many employers have had to
Free Webinar: Practical Issues for Employers in Navigating the New Federal Emergency Paid FMLA and Sick Leave Mandates
When: This Tuesday, March 24, 2020 (11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. central time)
Online registration: Click here
On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which aims to provide initial relief to American workers of certain covered employers in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
President Trump Signs Emergency FMLA Leave and Paid Sick Leave in Wake of Coronavirus Pandemic: Here are the Details
Yesterday, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (pdf), which aims to provide initial relief to American workers in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. This new law requires certain employers to provide emergency paid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act and emergency paid sick leave.
I outline the
U.S. House Amends Emergency FMLA and Paid Sick Leave Legislation as Part of COVID-19 Response
Just three days ago, the U.S. House of Representatives passed sweeping legislation providing employees FMLA and paid sick leave in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Before the ink of that legislation dried, however, the House late last night made a number of so-called “corrections” to the original legislation that considerably modifies key aspects of the
House Passes COVID-19 Legislation to Provide Paid Leave to Employees During Outbreak
In the wee hours of the morning yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation designed to give American workers a safety net in response to the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) across the United States. Labeled the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (pdf) and covering a wide range of relief for Americans, the legislation