Phil Murphy / CC BY I blinked last week to focus on FFCRA. And wouldn’t you know it, New Jersey passed more employment legislation. This time, it’s COVID-19 related. But, before I focus on New Jersey and lose everyone else, I want to tell you about this CARES Act Paycheck…
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New FFCRA guidance from the DOL: F/T v. P/T, “health care provider,” small business exemptions and more!
Image Credit: Photofunia.com We’re doing things a bit differently today. Over the weekend, in honor of my 44th birthday, the U.S. Department of Labor updated its Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers. And now we have answers to the following questions: ✔ What is a “health care provider”?…
Four ways that the $2T Senate bill could impact the paid leave law that’s already stressing you out. Plus, an intermittent leave update!
Videoplasty.com / CC BY-SA It only took me two bottles of NoDoz and a Five Hour Energy chaser to get through the CARES Act, that 880-page behemoth that the Senate passed on Wednesday night. But, before I shower and search for my classiest Simpsons T-shirt to wear for today’s Facebook…
DOL issues a Families First Coronavirus Response Act notice. And employment law nerds, like me, spotlight an error.
Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay The President signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act on March 18, 2020. In Section 5103 of the FFCRA (right here in the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act section), it says that “[n]ot later than 7 days after the date of enactment of this Act,…
DOL issues new COVID-19 guidance. Plus, six can’t-miss FREE webinars for HR. And another Friday chat with me.
License to use Creative Commons Zero – CC0 – Pikrepo.com I can’t help but notice that many of you are confused about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. A few of you with whom I have communicated have been getting different answers to the same question from different employment lawyers.…
DOL guidance on the new COVID-19 paid leave law. Plus, the IRS has tax credit info. And catch the replay of our Friday chat!
I have so much on which to catch you up from what went down on Friday — other than the few ounces of brown liquor that lovingly passed my tonsils. It was a long week, folks. Amirite? The U.S. Department of Labor’s Guidance(ish) On Friday, the DOL added two new…
REMINDER: Facebook Live and Zoom chat today at Noon Eastern. Here’s what to expect…
Image Credit: Photofunia.com To be honest, I expected that if I ever made the marquee, it would be for other reasons. Like being an animated co-star in a reboot of The Simpsons Movie. But, I’m a little punchy from reading literally 500-1000 reader questions for today’s chat, so I’ll take…
So, when exactly is this COVID-19 paid sick leave and FMLA relief package going to become law?
EmmanuelCordoliani / CC BY-SA Over the weekend, we got news that federal emergency paid sick leave is coming, with significant changes to FMLA too. Yesterday, I broke it down in plain English for you. Today at noon Eastern, I’m going on Facebook Live (here) and, by reader request, Zoom (here,…
In plain English, here’s what the House just greenlit for emergency FMLA and paid sick leave
Image Credit: Photofunia.com What a week it was! I spent it providing coronavirus counseling out the wazoo, while reading more COVID-19 legal updates than I thought were possible, including me posting on Saturday. Saturday!?! But, ICYMI, just after midnight on Saturday, the House passed a revised version of the Families First…
Weekend Update: Federal emergency paid sick leave is coming, with significant changes to FMLA too.
Late last night, the House passed a revised version of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act with approval from President Trump. The FMLA changes are in “Division C,” starting on page 27. Emergency Paid Sick Leave is in “Division E,” starting on page 46. On Monday, I will post a…