With the passage of The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP), employers with fewer than 500 employees now have the option of continuing pandemic-related paid leave for eligible employees and seeking reimbursement for the...more
As a labor and employment lawyer, over the past year, I had both a front row view of the ways the COVID-19 pandemic shaped workplaces in a broad array of industries and the privilege of working with employers to tackle truly...more
Employers are growing accustomed to facing unprecedented decisions in every phase of this pandemic. As with many of the other situations employers have confronted over the past several months, whether to require employees to...more
Just as businesses are beginning to face the initial wave of COVID-19 impacts, lawyers are seeing the first wave of employee lawsuits. It is premature to even call these the tip of the iceberg, but the lessons from these...more
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires all covered employers (generally, those with fewer than 500 employees, with the exception of certain healthcare providers and emergency responders who have opted...more
On March 19, 2020, Governor Phil Murphy signed two bills into law (A-3860 and A-3862), which expand patient access to telemedicine and telehealth services by healthcare practitioners. Out-of-state healthcare practitioners can...more
Employers’ and governments’ responses to this COVID-19 pandemic are moving at unprecedented speed. This week, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the Act) was passed by U.S. Congress and signed into law. It goes...more
As our response to this pandemic crisis evolves and employers’ move into uncharted territory, more questions arise. To keep employers current, we offer you key updates about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the...more
This is an unprecedented time and employers face an evolving crisis and fast-moving changes to laws. The team at Flaster Greenberg is prepared to help guide employers on compliance with existing and new laws, as well as best...more