On Saturday, March 28, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) posted additional FAQs regarding paid sick and family leave requirements under the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA). ...more
Since Congress first began negotiating the "fewer than 500 employees" threshold for the application of the emergency paid family and sick leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), our clients started...more
The surge of jobless claims by 70,000 reported by the Labor Department last week and much higher numbers expected this week indicate that employers are beginning to lay off employees on a massive scale amid the COVID-19...more
On Saturday, March 14, 2020, the House overwhelmingly passed HR 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. In its originally passed form, HR 6201 offered certain paid FMLA leave protections to employees diagnosed or...more