Articles Posted in Family and Medical Leave

The CDC has a new vaccine communication COVID-19 toolkit. Plus, President Biden proposes even MORE employment law changes. 😱

January 25, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Last week, I shared with you eight ways that President Biden changed employment law on Day One. It took me a while to cobble together that post. So, I was kind of hoping that “46” would take a few days off or something so that I could unwind in the blogcuzzi without worrying about any new Biden/HR content for this week.

No such luck. Continue reading

President-Elect Biden published his first HR compliance wish list. (And you won’t believe No. 3!)

January 18, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

I always click on those “And you won’t believe No…” posts.

How about you? Continue reading

The DOL spent NYE updating its FFCRA guidance and issuing new wage and hour letters

January 4, 2021 | by Eric B. Meyer

Dance Party by Blaise Sewell from the Noun Project

While you were busy partying at home like it’s 1999 (cue music) or on Zoom with friends, or playing socially-distanced Cards Against Humanity, or whatever it is that HR folks do to let off a year of scalding-hot steam, the U.S. Department of Labor was staying busy at work on New Year’s Eve.

Brand new DOL guidance and the rest of what’s on tap for today’s “Zoom Office Hour” at Noon EST

December 30, 2020 | by Eric B. Meyer

JMacPherson from Calgary, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

I won’t judge you if you don’t judge me. 🤐 Continue reading

Last night, President Trump signed the COVID-19 stimulus package into law after all.

December 28, 2020 | by Eric B. Meyer

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I love my blog readers, but clients get the concierge treatment with daily blog posts and weekly email updates. Last night’s client email update included the news that President Trump had just signed the legislation about which I blogged here and here last week.

Actually, the FFCRA may sunset for ALL employees on December 31, 2020 after all😳😲😱

December 23, 2020 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Remember yesterday, when I told you that the House had passed a bipartisan bill that would allow businesses to voluntarily provide Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) leave in Q1 of 2021? And then the Senate approved the same measure by a 92-8 vote.

And all that was left was for President Trump to sign this monster 5,593-page bill into law.

Except, here’s the thing. Continue reading

Congress won’t make employers provide FFCRA leave in 2021. But, you can if you want (and get tax credits).

December 22, 2020 | by Eric B. Meyer

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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19.

Perhaps, you’ve heard of it. Continue reading

Can an employee take FMLA leave and go on a hunting trip with friends at the same time? One court says yes!

October 23, 2020 | by Eric B. Meyer

Zindox, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Consider this simple set of facts:

Employee injures his knee;
Employee requests FMLA leave;
Employer says no because the FMLA leave would coincide with the employee’s hunting trip;
Employee takes leave anyway; and
Employer fires employee upon his return to work.

Has the employer violated the FMLA? Continue reading

I’m checks notes supporting a member of the Dallas Cowboys??? Yep.

September 16, 2020 | by Eric B. Meyer

Jeffrey Beall / CC BY

Allow me to explain — at least before you call the police and have me hauled off to Philadelphia Eagles prison. Continue reading

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