3/31/2020 11:00:12 PM FFCRA payroll tax credits: Here’s how it works By Hannah Sorcic Allison Sizemore Amy Harwath Updated April 4, 2020 Effective April 1, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) requires certain private sector...
3/31/2020 1:57:28 PM Counting employees under FFCRA and the CARES Act is not necessarily as easy as 1-2-3 By Michael Correll Peter Stuhldreher Michael Lombardino The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), both enacted...
3/31/2020 12:20:51 PM Los Angeles implements additional paid sick leave for employers with 500 or more employees nationwide By Michele Gehrke Mark Phillips Mona Razani On March 27, 2020, the Los Angeles City Council approved a new paid sick leave ordinance (L.A. Ordinance), to remain in effect until...
3/31/2020 12:10:54 AM Virginia update: Governor issues temporary stay-at-home order and other measures to address COVID-19 By Betty Graumlich Mark Passero Noah Oberlander On March 30, 2020, the governor issued Executive Order 55 requiring all individuals in Virginia to stay in their place of residence, with...
3/30/2020 11:45:32 PM Maryland residents ordered to “stay at home” effective 8 p.m. EST March 30 to prevent the spread of COVID-19 By Mark Passero Chalyn Galligan On March 30, 2020, Governor Larry Hogan ordered Maryland residents to “stay at home” as part of Maryland’s ongoing response to COVID-19....
3/30/2020 9:56:39 PM Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in the UK (updated position as at 27 March 2020) By Robin Jeffcott David Ashmore Graham Green Alison Heaton +1 more... Show less On 20 March 2020, the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, announced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme) as part of the UK government’s...
3/30/2020 7:34:08 PM COVID-19 response: Changes to annual leave carry-over By Robin Jeffcott David Ashmore Graham Green Alison Heaton +1 more... Show less Whilst the current COVID-19 pandemic has seen many businesses and industries suffer a significant downturn in work, for others the...
3/29/2020 9:30:38 PM “Ask the EEOC” whether COVID-19 is a disability: Its answer may surprise you By Jay Glunt Marguerite Goglia On March 27, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) posted a pre-recorded webinar called “Ask the EEOC” on its website....
3/29/2020 3:25:09 PM Employers should be ready to comply with Dallas’ paid sick leave ordinance during the COVID-19 pandemic By Paulo McKeeby Amanda Brown As of March 28, 2020, there are over 103,000 reported cases of COVID-19 in the United States. In Dallas County, there are 439 confirmed...
3/28/2020 10:07:58 PM CARES Act enacted just in time to give the airline industry much needed lift By Michele Gehrke Michael Correll Amanda Brown The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically reduced both domestic and international air travel. As of March 23, 2020, the Transportation...
3/27/2020 5:50:49 PM DOL issues updated FFCRA notice poster By Hannah Sorcic Raenn Burgo Today the Department of Labor (DOL) updated the required poster that employers subject to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act...
3/26/2020 5:20:36 PM New Jersey amends family leave and benefits laws amid coronavirus concerns By John McDonald Saranne Weimer On Wednesday, March 25, 2020, New Jersey Governor Murphy signed S2304, which amends the New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law, the New Jersey...
3/26/2020 1:33:32 PM Supreme Court confirms race discrimination claims under section 1981 require “but-for” causation By Jill Vorobiev John McDonald Amy Harwath On March 23, 2020, in Comcast Corp. v. National Association of African American Owned Media, the Supreme Court resolved a circuit split...
3/26/2020 12:40:16 PM DOL issues FFCRA notice poster By Hannah Sorcic Raenn Burgo Yesterday the Department of Labor (DOL) issued the required poster that employers subject the Families First Coronavirus Response Act...
3/26/2020 11:04:34 AM Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme as at 23 March 2020 By Robin Jeffcott Graham Green David Ashmore Alison Heaton +1 more... Show less On Friday 20 March 2020, the UK government announced a Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme) as part of its package of measures...
3/25/2020 9:19:24 PM Virginia’s response to COVID-19: temporary closure of recreational and entertainment businesses, restrictions on other non-essential businesses and school closures By Betty Graumlich Mark Passero Noah Oberlander As part of Virginia’s ongoing response to COVID-19, on March 23, 2020, Governor Ralph Northam issued Executive Order 53 temporarily...