As we have recently posted on numerous occasions, 3/17/20, 3/19/20, 3/27/20, 4/6/20, and 8/10/20, the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) requires most employers with fewer than 500 workers to provide paid time off for specified reasons related to COVID-19, including that (1) the employee is suffering from COVID-19
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Employers Must Post Notice of Rights Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) has provided a notice of employee rights under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) that all covered employers must make available to employees. The employee rights notice may be accessed here.
As we wrote in a recent blog post, the FFCRA implements a number of significant…
Not So Fast! District Court Blocks Implementation of the DOL’s New Overtime Rule
As we previously posted on this blog, on May 18, 2016, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”), issued a final rule (the “Final Rule”) revising the overtime exemption rules of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The Final Rule significantly increased the “salary level test” of the FLSA white collar exemptions from $23,660 to…
USDOL Expands Applicability of FMLA Leave for Parents
On June 22, 2010, the United States Department of Labor (“USDOL”) Wage and Hour Division issued Administrator’s Interpretation No. 2010-3 (the “Interpretation”), which clarifies the definition of “son or daughter” under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), as it applies to employees standing “in loco parentis,” or “in the place of a parent,” to…