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Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Paid Family Leave Law Coronavirus/COVID-19

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New York Budget Bill: COVID Leave Ending, Other Leaves Coming?

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New York’s proposed budget bill points toward significant changes in employee leave rights in the coming year. Repeal of NY COVID Paid Sick Leave Law - New York – the last state in the country still requiring all...more

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New York Law to Clarify Employees Can’t be Punished for Lawful Absences

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Private-sector employers with “no-fault” attendance policies in New York will need to revisit their policies following an impending change to New York Labor Law. On November 21, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul...more

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2022 Hot Topics in Employment Law Seminar Highlights

On May 13, 2022, the Miles & Stockbridge Labor, Employment, Benefits & Immigration practice group presented its twentieth annual Hot Topics in Employment Law seminar to clients from throughout Maryland and beyond. Topics...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Happy Thanksgiving and the Many Things for Which We Are Thankful – 2021 Edition

Many of us are understandably anxious to put another tumultuous year of the pandemic behind us. But before we sit down at the table to fill our plates and bellies to overflowing to celebrate the holiday, we can all find some...more

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Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave: Answers and Insights for Employers

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For more than three months now, qualifying Massachusetts employees have been eligible for medical and family leave benefits under the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Act. As employers build out their PFML...more

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New California Labor and Employment Laws for 2021

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This Holland & Knight alert highlights selected and significant new California labor and employment laws, regulations governing COVID-19 issues at the workplace by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health...more

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Employment Flash - July 2020

This edition of Employment Flash summarizes key employment law issues related to COVID-19 as well as two seminal U.S. Supreme Court rulings that protect gay and transgender employees from discrimination, and clarify the...more

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Preparing for the July 2020 DC Paid Family Leave Rollout

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As Vedder Price previously reported, the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016 (the “Paid Leave Act” or the “Act”) will make Washington, D.C. among the most generous of U.S. jurisdictions with regard to employee paid...more

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Just In Time For Summer: More Answers About The FFCRA

The Department of Labor has issued new FAQs. As most of you know, the U.S. Department of Labor has an ever-growing list of FAQs related to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The latest FAQs include guidance related...more

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DOL Releases FFCRA Regulations and Even More Informal Guidance – What Employers Need To Know

On April 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) posted a “temporary rule” issuing regulations, to implement the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (“EFMLEA”) and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act...more

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The FMLA Expands to Cover More Employers

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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act is effective April 2, 2020. The law requires some employers to provide employees paid sick leave for COVID-19 related events and expands FMLA....more

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DOL Provides Additional Guidance On New Paid Leave Laws

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On March 26, 2020, the Department of Labor supplemented its March 24, 2020 Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers (the “Q&A”). While not law, the Q&A provides guidance on how the emergency paid sick...more

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Department of Labor Clarifies Scope of FFCRA

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The Department of Labor (DOL) shared more insights into the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). These latest additions to the DOL’s guidance include a few surprises...more

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Department of Labor Answers More FFCRA Questions

On March 28, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) updated its guidance concerning the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) with answers to additional frequently asked questions. This newest guidance provides details...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Families First Coronavirus Response Act Contains Broad Opt Outs for Healthcare Providers

On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”). The Act, which, according to Department of Labor (“DOL”) guidance issued on March 24, 2020 goes into effect on April...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

New DOL Guidance and Postings: What Employers Need to Know

Following up on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) enacted on March 18, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) has released additional information explaining employers’ obligations and answering certain...more

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Client Alert: DOL Issues New Guidance Regarding Paid Sick Leave

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The Department of Labor has issued new, user-friendly guidance regarding the requirements of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. You can access the Q&A here and further guidance here. We have summarized the new...more

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New Paid Sick Time Law Impacts Employers

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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act is effective April 2, 2020. The law requires some employers to provide employees paid sick leave for COVID-19 related events and expands FMLA...more

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FAQs from Coronavirus Employment Webinar (Part 1)

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On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. This legislation extended additional assistance and protection to those affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Below is a summary of...more

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Your Families First Coronavirus Response Act questions answered!- UPDATED

Some of them, anyway. NOTE FROM ROBIN: This was originally published as a legal bulletin on March 25. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Labor published three pieces of guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response...more

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Summary of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

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The federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the "Coronavirus Response Act") passed by Congress is effective April 2, 2020 through December 31, 2020. The Coronavirus Response Act will require the following for...more

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New York COVID-19 Paid Leave And Recent Federal Coronavirus Developments

On March 18, 2020, Governor Cuomo of New York signed into law a statewide quarantine leave bill related to the COVID-19 pandemic (the “New York law”). The New York law went into effect immediately on March 18 and provides...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

COVID-19: Paid Leave for Maritime Employees

The new federal paid family leave act will potentially hit maritime employers heavily. With many maritime employers being in a critical infrastructure industry, they will keep operating during the COVID-19 pandemic and...more

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Emergency Childcare: A Guide For Health Care Providers

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As the effects of coronavirus unquestionably impact every aspect of people’s lives, health care employees and other critical first responders are faced with the challenge of taking care of their children as they continue...more

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Refundable Tax Credits Under The Families First Coronavirus Response Act

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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) (the “FFCRA”) (signed into law on March 18) and generally effective April 2, 2020 provides refundable tax credits for employers to offset the costs associated with the...more

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