On March 18, 2020, the President signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) into law, after its passage in the U.S. Senate. The bill was first passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on March 13, 2020...more
Near midnight last Friday, the U.S. House of Representative passed HB 6201, known as the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Proposed FFCRA”), which we previously summarized. Yesterday, on March 16, 2020, the House...more
3/18/2020
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The House of Representatives on Friday, March 13, 2020, passed a bill, H.R. 6201, known as the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). If enacted into law as currently written, it will apply to employers with...more
3/16/2020
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Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
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Pending Legislation ,
Public Health ,
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State of Emergency ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Wage and Hour
As reported here previously, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed amending the regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to increase the minimum salary for employees to qualify for the executive,...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s regulations generally provide that employers are not required to pay employees for “bona fide” meal breaks that ordinarily last at least 30 minutes, but rest periods of short durations, running...more
McCleary v. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, an Illinois Appellate Court held that a former employee stated a claim for an unpaid bonus under a written bonus plan that expressly stated that bonuses were made at the sole...more
A series of recent federal and state court decisions provide a mixed bag for employers on the issue of mandatory meal periods. On the one hand, these decisions support an employer’s ability to provide meal periods to its...more
As the end of the year and year-end holiday season approach, so do annual bonus time and paid holidays. Employers should avoid some common wage and hour pitfalls with bonuses and paid holidays. The first common pitfall is not...more