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VIDEO: 2 lawyers explain 4 big changes to the Department of Labor FFCRA regulations
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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 other responsibilities. All during a COVID-19 pandemic.
It wasn’t going to be perfect. Continue reading
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… Continue reading
A few months ago, I wrote here about a Families First Cornavirus Response Act lawsuit.
But, not just any old FFCRA lawsuit. Continue reading
Sorry, I should’ve warned you to grab a fire extinguisher before your head exploded. Continue reading
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). Continue reading
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.
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 state has similar restrictions, and you’re looking for answers too.
Well, you’ve come to the right place. Continue reading
Not this Independence Day. Although, it does feel like it this year, amirite? Continue reading