Who Needs to Know -
Employers who are reopening (or have already reopened) by bringing employees back to their workplaces.
Why It Matters -
Bringing a workforce back to the workplace, whether from teleworking,...more
9/25/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cost-Savings ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Furloughs ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Remote Working ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
As we previously covered, on August 3, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) struck down four parts of the regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) implementing the Families...more
9/17/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Intermittent Leave ,
Labor Regulations ,
Paid Leave ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Required Documentation ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour
Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton are producing a series of podcasts to discuss employee benefits, executive compensation, and labor and employment issues that employers are confronting in light of the COVID-19 pandemic,...more
As the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to present challenges to employers worldwide, we have created this frequently asked questions document to answer some of the most common questions we have been hearing from clients,...more
3/16/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Best Practices ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Layoffs ,
Leave of Absence ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Sick Leave ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act ,
Workplace Safety
With more than 90,000 cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) across 65 countries, it is only a matter of time before the disease has an impact on normal business operations. However, as the virus continues its march around the...more
3/11/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Business Operations ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Leave of Absence ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Public Health ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Sick Leave ,
Traveling Employee ,
Unpaid Leave ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety