9/25/2020 6:55:07 PM California expands Family Care and Medical Leave eligibility By Michele Gehrke Jennifer Terry Corrie Buck On September 17, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1383 (SB-1383), which significantly expands employee eligibility for...
9/24/2020 1:02:16 PM U.S. Department of Labor proposes new “reality” for classifying independent contractors By Mark Goldstein Leora Grushka This week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a new rule that would create a uniform approach to the way companies classify...
9/23/2020 1:55:14 PM DOL issues new final rule and updated guidance for employers who use the fluctuating workweek method to calculate overtime By Michael Correll Michael Lombardino On May 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a final rule explaining that bonuses and other incentive payments—paid in...
9/23/2020 12:49:09 AM DOL doubles-down on FFCRA rules (but amends others) in response to federal court decision By Mark Goldstein Michael Correll Amy Harwath On September 11, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new administrative rule concerning the Families First Coronavirus...
9/15/2020 8:09:00 PM California requires new COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave By Michele Gehrke Mark Phillips Marianne Rittenburg Ronnie Shou +1 more... Show less On September 9, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1867 into law, adding section 248.1 to the Labor Code. Under this new...
9/10/2020 4:25:26 PM Pennsylvania medical marijuana use on the rise in times of COVID-19 By Jay Glunt Chalyn Galligan Marguerite Goglia Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act (the “Act”) legalized the use of medical marijuana as of April 2016. Initially, the Act permitted...
9/9/2020 8:40:40 PM New York federal judge nixes U.S. Department of Labor’s new “joint employer” rule By Mark Goldstein Leora Grushka Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a rule updating its interpretation of the “joint employer” doctrine under...