As states lift or relax stay-at-home orders, many employers are beginning to plan the reopening of their physical workplaces. Here are issues to consider: Safety Obviously The top priority in reopening is providing a safe work environment for your employees…

Go to the Topics As the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, many employers are handling the challenges of new workspaces, responding to novel employee work restriction requests, and navigating hurriedly packaged work legislation and regulations. The following FAQs range from questions…

On April 7th, we reported to you that the Department of Labor issued new Q&As, two of which (Nos. 31 & 33) state that employers may require employees on Emergency FMLA to use employer-provided leave (e.g. PTO, vacation) concurrently with…

Revised April 8, 2020On April 3rd, the Department of Labor published 20 new Q&As on Emergency FMLA Leave and Emergency Paid Sick Leave.On April 5th, they issued their “final” Temporary Rule, and on April 6th, they issued revised Q&As. Fortunately,…

The IRS and the Department of Labor both provided additional guidance on the application of the new emergency leave laws. The IRS significantly limited the circumstances in which childcare leave can be taken and explained what documentation will be required…

Updated December 22, 2020The Department of Labor is not sleeping. Over the weekend, they issued updated Q&As for the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Act and Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act after just issuing updated Q&As Thursday night. You can…