Florida’s tax-free holiday for “disaster preparedness” started just days ago, and residents are quickly taking advantage of the opportunity to shop for supplies in advance of Hurricane Idalia. Employers should also be...more
Hurricane season is only half over, with Hurricane Ida leaving a trail of damage across Louisiana and beyond, and Hurricane Larry swirling in the Atlantic Ocean, although the storm is not expected to make landfall in the U.S....more
9/8/2021
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Hurricane season is only half over, with Hurricane Ida leaving a trail of damage across Louisiana and beyond, and Hurricane Larry swirling in the Atlantic Ocean, although the storm is not expected to threaten the U.S....more
9/7/2021
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Hiring & Firing ,
Hurricane Season ,
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Natural Disasters ,
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USERRA ,
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Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor published temporary regulations describing how businesses employing less than 50 employees can take advantage of the carve-out included in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act...more
Tomorrow (April 1), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act becomes effective and requires employers of 500 or less employees to provide paid sick leave and paid FMLA to all employees for certain qualifying reasons, most...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (COVID-19 FMLA Leave) and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave) components of the Families First...more
The nation’s employers have been closely following HR 6201, the U.S. House of Representatives bill that initially provided paid family and medical leave as well as paid sick leave to employees during the coronavirus...more
Over the weekend, the U.S. House of Representatives passed sweeping legislation designed to assist a large segment of the nation’s workforce whose ability to work is or may become impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19)...more
3/17/2020
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Effective March 27, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor’s regulations interpreting the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) expands coverage to legally married same-sex spouses, even if the employee lives in a state that does...more
Effective March 27, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor’s regulations interpreting the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) expand coverage to legally married same-sex spouses, even if the employee lives in a state that does...more