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DOL Publishes Fourth Round of FAQs on Paid Leave Law: Reinforces Position on Shelter-in-Place and Isolation Orders, Reasons for Paid Sick Leave

By Jeff Nowak on April 6, 2020

Posted in DOL Initiatives, FFCRA, FMLA FAQs, Legislation, Paid Leave

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…

DOL Issues Regulations Implementing the New Emergency Paid Sick and Paid FMLA Law

By Jeff Nowak on April 3, 2020

Posted in DOL Initiatives, Eligibility, FFCRA, Intermittent Leave, Legislation, Notice, Paid Leave

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…

DOL Publishes Second Round of FAQs on Paid Leave Law: Agency Addresses Documentation, Intermittent Leave, Furloughs, and “Top Off” Policies

By Jeff Nowak on March 27, 2020

Posted in DOL Initiatives, FFCRA, Legislation

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…