On Tuesday, May 12, 2020, House speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a 1,815 page, $3 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that would touch on almost every area of the economy and impose new obligations on employers. Some areas are,...more
5/14/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Employee Benefits ,
Essential Workers ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Foreign Workers ,
Immigrants ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Multiemployer Plan ,
Pensions ,
Premium Pay ,
Retirement Plan ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay
Over the weekend, Congressman Jeremy Raskin (D-MD), appeared on NBC News to introduce H.R. 6525, the Reopen America Act of 2020. Congressman Raskin’s office released an attendant press release stating that the measure is...more
4/20/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Guidance Update ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Public Health ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Remote Working ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
Virus Testing ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
On April 16, 2020, the Trump Administration issued Guidelines entitled “Opening Up America Again” to help ease the Nation’s economy into reactivity and recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. ...more
4/17/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Health and Safety ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Paid Leave ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Public Health ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Remote Working ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
Trump Administration ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Virus Testing ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety ,
Wrongful Death
Seyfarth Synopsis: As reported through our “Paid Leave and Coronavirus” series, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or the “Act”) went into effect on April 1, 2020. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or the “Act”) goes into effect tomorrow April 1, 2020. As covered employers prepare for the Act’s paid sick time (“PST”) and paid family medical leave...more
3/31/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
EFMLA ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
EPSLA ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Inspections ,
New Legislation ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
Tax Credits ,
Trump Administration
Senate Passes Historic $2 Trillion COVID-19 Legislation; House to Vote on the Same Tomorrow. As you are well aware, the Senate last night unanimously passed a $2 trillion financial relief package, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,...more
3/27/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
EFMLA ,
EPSLA ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Inspections ,
New Legislation ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
Tax Credits ,
Trump Administration
Seyfarth Synopsis: As reported in Part II of our “Paid Leave and Coronavirus” series, the U. S. House of Representatives (the “House”) passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“HR 6201” or the “Bill”) in the early...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: As the country continues to adjust to new realities created by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus disease, also known as COVID-19, the U. S. House of Representatives passed the Families First Coronavirus Response...more
3/17/2020
/ China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Public Health ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Congress Approves $8.3 Billion Coronavirus Emergency Funding. The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 6074) is headed for the President’s desk. Among other things, the bill...more
3/16/2020
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China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Emergency Response ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NLRB ,
Pending Legislation ,
Public Health ,
Sick Leave ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour
Coronavirus and Sick Day Legislation. Hard on the heels of the President’s address yesterday, and the WHO declaration that the Coronavirus is now an international pandemic, there is obviously too much to report that could be...more