On March 25, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) published the required employer posters to inform employees of the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and the FMLA expansion. That posters are available here. The applicable poster for your workplace (one…

Updated March 25, 2020 (9:00am Central) (these revisions in underline) Families First Coronavirus Response Act1. How do I get reimbursed for the cost of paid leave?You are required to withhold from employees’ paychecks federal income taxes and the employees' share…

Originally Published March 18, 2020 / Revised Based on New Developments Almost Daily / Last Updated on April 2, 2020 (these revisions in underline)President Donald J. Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) into law in the late…

On June 10, 2019, Governor Kay Ivey signed into law the Clarke-Figures Equal Pay Act (HB 225), which becomes effective on September 1, 2019.The Act prohibits race or sex discrimination in pay, if the work “requires equal skill, effort, education,…

Richard Lehr, David Middlebrooks, Al Vreeland and Mike Thompson have once again been recognized in The Best Lawyers In America© for Labor and Employment Law. Al Vreeland was also named Lawyer of the Year for Labor and Employment Law in the 25th Edition…

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers named Lehr Middlebrooks Vreeland & Thompson, P.C. to its Best Law Firms list for 2018, ranking LMVT in Tier 1 for Employment Law (Management), Labor Law (Management), and Litigation (Labor & Employment).The 2018 rankings are based on the…