Tag Archive: DOL

Department of Labor Steps in With New FAQs to Guide Employers as the School Year Starts

August 31, 2020 4:41 pm Published by

One 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.

The Department of Labor Issues Additional COVID-19 Guidance

July 28, 2020 8:48 pm Published by

The 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.

June 29 Tip of the Week

June 29, 2020 3:49 pm Published by

The Department of Labor (DOL) recently published guidance clarifying that employees may use FFCRA paid family leave if the employee... Read More

DOL Releases New FAQs Regarding Families First Coronavirus Act

March 25, 2020 7:04 pm Published by

· FFCRA’s paid leave provisions are effective on April 1, 2020 (NOT April 2)

· Employers have fewer than 500 employees if, at the time an employee’s leave is to be taken, they employ fewer than 500 full-time and part-time employees within the United States. In making this determination, employers should include employees on leave; temporary employees who are jointly employed with another employer (regardless of whether the jointly-employed employees are maintained on only one employer’s payroll); and day laborers supplied by a temporary agency (regardless of whether the employer is the temporary agency or the client firm if there is a continuing employment relationship).

Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, and Department of Labor Guidance Related to Families First Coronavirus Response Act

March 22, 2020 6:24 pm Published by

The U.S. Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that small and midsize employers can begin taking advantage of two new refundable payroll tax credits, designed to immediately and fully reimburse them, dollar-for-dollar, for the cost of providing Coronavirus-related leave to their employees pursuant to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Act), signed by President Trump on March 18. See our blog for details about the Act here.

January 13, 2020

January 14, 2020 4:40 pm Published by

The U.S. Department of Labor revised its regulations regarding joint employer status under the FLSA.  The update becomes effective on... Read More