Image by 15675001 from Pixabay Just as I was settling in on Friday evening for a well-deserved lime rickey, I got an email from the U.S. Department of Labor. The email was part of a press release, in which the DOL announced that it had posted revisions to its regulations interpreting…
Image by Лечение наркомании from Pixabay Let’s give credit where credit is due. When Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division had the unenviable task of creating and implementing supporting guidance, enforcing the law, and tending to all of its…
Bjornsphoto / CC BY I’m reminded of the Mötley Crüe hit Same ‘Ol Situation (S.O.S.). The actual lyrics have nothing to do with employment law — sexual harassment, maybe? — but I digress… The song title carries a little HR lesson today; namely, just because your company is going through…
Terabass / CC BY-SA A few months ago, I wrote here about a Families First Cornavirus Response Act lawsuit. But, not just any old FFCRA lawsuit. Rather, the State of New York sued the U.S. Department of Labor in federal court to challenge the DOL’s interpretation of the FFCRAbecause it…
Image by Klaus Hausmann from Pixabay Sorry, I should’ve warned you to grab a fire extinguisher before your head exploded. Two of my favorite employment law / HR blogs inspire today’s post. On Tuesday, over at Ask a Manager, Alison Green posted here about a small-business owner who lamented about…
Image Credit: Pxfuel.com Perhaps they wanted to upstage my triumphant return to Zoom for a COVID-19 HR lunchtime happy hour spectacular, which is this tomorrow at noon EDT (register here). On Monday, the U.S. Department of Labor issued new COVID-19 guidance under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Family and…
Via Giphy You asked for it! Mark your calendars for Friday, July 24 at Noon EDT. That’s when I’ll be back with another HR COVID-19 Zoom chat. Go ahead and register now (here) while space is still available. My special guest this week is Stephanie Mensing, Esquire. Stephanie’s practice focuses…
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay I’m about to take you on a trip to a nerd paradise: no planes, no masks, no COVID-19. It’s just you and me in FMLA Wonk City. Last Friday — or maybe it was Thursday; my head is still swimming — the U.S. Department…
Image by Jan Vašek from Pixabay A client emailed me yesterday asking if I’d read about the new COVID-19 quarantine restrictions for travelers to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Specifically, the client asked whether they could trigger a need to provide leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Maybe your…
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.jsRalph Hogaboom on Flickr Not this Independence Day. Although, it does feel like it this year, amirite? Yesterday, a reader emailed me. “Hey Eric, Have an employee out on COVID leave… Friday’s is a holiday, how do we pay? COVID or Holiday?” I’m going to assume that this is one…