HR Chat: Lunch Breaks
March 25, 2025 12:25 am Comments Off on HR Chat: Lunch BreaksYou run a business in a state where lunch breaks are not mandatory. However, according to your policies, all employees... Read More
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Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg
September 21, 2020 4:02 pm Leave your thoughtsOn Friday evening, the world lost a titan of the law. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away after serving more... Read More
CDC Issues Updated Guidance on Asymptomatic COVID-19 Testing
September 20, 2020 4:00 pm Leave your thoughtsIn updated CDC guidance, the new guidance states that “if you have been in close contact, such as within 6... Read More
COVID-19/CORONAVIRUS State Re-openings
September 18, 2020 3:08 pm Leave your thoughtsIf you operate a business in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and/or Wisconsin businesses, the following information will assist in... Read More
EEOC (Once Again) Publishes Updated Guidance About the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and COVID-19
September 11, 2020 1:54 pm Leave your thoughtsThe EEOC has once again weighed in with updated guidance for employers to remain compliant when dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic in the workplace. The EEOC’s most recent FAQs are largely based on its webinar from March 2020, so much of the guidance may already be familiar to employers.
September 7 Newsletter
September 7, 2020 6:16 pm Leave your thoughtsWhat You’ll Find in our Weekly Legal Brief Blog of the Week Tip of the Week Webinar Inivitation HR and... Read More
September 7 Tip of the Week
September 7, 2020 12:47 pm Leave your thoughtsWhile many employers might already know that it is legal to require that employees provide evidence of a negative COVID-19... Read More
August 31 Tip of the Week
August 31, 2020 9:11 pm Leave your thoughtsBefore COVID-19 hit back in March, our attorneys advised clients on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) frequently, but once... Read More
August 31 Newsletter
August 31, 2020 6:21 pm Leave your thoughtsWhat You’ll Find in our Weekly Legal Brief Blog of the Week Tip of the Week Webinar Inivitation HR and... Read More
Department of Labor Steps in With New FAQs to Guide Employers as the School Year Starts
August 31, 2020 4:41 pm Leave your thoughtsOne question that’s been front and center for many employers as we approach fall, is how the FFCRA’s expanded FMLA (EFMLA) and emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) provisions will apply when employee’s children may or may not be going back to in-person instruction. The Department of Labor, seeking to clarify this on behalf of employers, released three new FAQs last week that are instructive.
August 24 Tip of the Week
August 24, 2020 8:11 pm Leave your thoughtsWith the rapid expansion of work from home arrangements, employers can be left wondering whether they must pay for an... Read More
August 24 Newsletter
August 24, 2020 6:22 pm Leave your thoughtsWhat You’ll Find in our Weekly Legal Brief Blog of the Week Tip of the Week Webinar Inivitation HR and... Read More
Presidential Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster
August 24, 2020 4:17 pm Leave your thoughtsOn August 8, 2020, the President issued a Memorandum Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster, directing the Secretary of Treasury to use his authority to defer the withholding, deposit, and payment of the employee share of Social Security taxes on applicable wages paid from September 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020. As currently written, this measure is merely a temporary deferral, and not forgiveness of any tax obligations.
Bullying in the Workplace- What It Is, What It Isn’t, and How to Handle Difficult Employee Situations.
August 19, 2020 6:17 pm Leave your thoughtsAugust 17 Tip of the Week
August 17, 2020 6:53 pm Leave your thoughtsDuring these last days of summer, before open enrollment and back-to-school FFCRA woes plague you, now can be a good... Read More
August 10 Tip of the Week
August 11, 2020 2:03 pm Leave your thoughtsDo you have employees who use prescribed opioid medications to treat an injury or illness? If you do, you might... Read More
Federal Court in New York Strikes Down Four Key Provisions of FFCRA Regulations
August 6, 2020 1:54 pm Leave your thoughtsIn April 2020, the State of New York sued the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), claiming it “unlawfully narrows workers’ eligibility for emergency family leave and paid sick leave guaranteed by the [FFCRA].”
Earlier this week, a federal judge for the Southern District for New York agreed with the State of New York and struck down four main regulations:
August 3 Tip of the Week
August 6, 2020 1:48 pm Leave your thoughtsDoes your business have a written plan in place for getting back to business once states start reopening after COVID-19... Read More
California COVID-19 Employer Playbook For a Safe Reopening
July 29, 2020 9:09 pm Leave your thoughtsCalifornia released a COVID-19 Employer Playbook For a Safe Reopening to help employers “plan and prepare for reopening their business and to support a safe, clean environment for workers and customers.”
The Department of Labor Issues Additional COVID-19 Guidance
July 28, 2020 8:48 pm Leave your thoughtsThe United States Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued additional guidance related to COVID-19 and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Below are some non-exhaustive highlights.