Reminder to Employers: Today, April 1, 2020, is the effective date for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). In response to our current emergency, the President signed the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” or “FFCRA.” The effective date is April 1, 2020. See other KRCL blogs on this topic: Update on the Families First Coronavirus […]
DOL Posts Model Notice for Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
Latest DOL FFCRA Guidance Critical for Employer Strategies
Employers Should Form Cohesive Strategy Using New FFCRA, DOL Guidance and CARES Act During the COVID-19 national emergency, employers are faced with difficult choices, incorporating critical strategies and significant new requirements under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. Adding to the complexity, we are […]
Coronavirus FAQ #3 for Employers – The CARES Act
Dear AJ: Help! I’m a small business and caught between a rock and a hard place. I don’t want to lay people off, but I need a lifeline to keep the doors open. What do I do? AJ’s Answer: The first thing that I want to say is: You are not alone. Second: With our American […]
Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES)
CARES: The Impact on Business, Employers and Employees Today, March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the largest and most comprehensive act to aid businesses, employers and employees, particularly in the small business segment, during this COVID-19 pandemic. The hefty price tag, $2 trillion, will provide direct relief to businesses, with the specific goal of assisting […]
Update on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or the “Act”), into law. The law overhauls leave requirements for employers – amending the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to add new Public Health Emergency Leave and enacting Emergency Paid Sick Leave for reasons related to the Coronavirus. The […]
Families First Coronavirus Response Act
COVID-19 has already significantly impacted the U.S. in unprecedented ways. In response, Congress passed and President Trump signed into law yesterday evening a law designed to provide relief to families impacted by the recent coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. As most people already know, the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020 declared COVID-19 a global […]
Coronavirus FAQ #2 for Employers – Working from Home
Dear AJ: Some healthy employees want to work at home. Do I have to allow that? AJ’s Answer: The question posed, in my view, requires a larger look at our businesses and what we want to accomplish, how we want to do that, what we actually are able to do, and what makes sense for our […]
Coronavirus FAQ #1 for Employers – Compensation
Dear AJ: What if I have to tell employees to stay home, be “self-quarantined,” or shut our office for a couple of weeks? What am I required to pay people? AJ’s Answer: Required (by law) payment of employees on quarantine is dependent on whether the employee works or not and if they are exempt/salary or not. […]
DOL Clarifies Standard to Determine “Joint Employer” Status
On January 12, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced its final rule (“Final Rule”) to revise and update the standard for determining “joint employer” status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) – the federal law requiring minimum wage and overtime pay. The new rule provides guidance to determine when additional individuals or entities […]
Our Patchwork of Sick and Vacation Pay Rules Is Counter-Productive to American Employment
My Dear Mr. President . . . and to our Esteemed Congress, Here’s the perspective of one employment lawyer in Texas. Guys, [1] we still have a country to run. [2] And, the reality is our country runs on business, which means employers and employees. In the Employment Law Area, we Need National Thought, Practice, […]