From our Blog
April 8, 2020
HEALTH CARE AND SMALL BUSINESS EXEMPTIONS UNDER FFCRA
HEALTH CARE AND SMALL BUSINESS EXEMPTIONS UNDER FFCRA
The Department of Labor has now issued guidance in the form of Q & A’s concerning the health care and small business exemptions from the paid leave provisions of the FFCRA. The guidance concerning health care is as follows:
56. Who is a “health care provider” who may be excluded by their employer from paid sick leave and/or expanded family and medical leave?
April 8, 2020
PAYROLL-PROTECTION LOANS FOR CORONAVIRUS RELIEF
PAYROLL-PROTECTION LOANS FOR CORONAVIRUS RELIEF
On Friday, March 27, the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was enacted. The goal of the new law is to boost the economy with provisions that will provide direct payments to individuals and relief for businesses, including provisions that will impact:
April 8, 2020
DOL AND IRS ISSUE TEMPORARY FFCRA REGULATIONS
DOL AND IRS ISSUE TEMPORARY FFCRA REGULATIONS
March 24, 2020
TAKING EMPLOYEES’ TEMPERATURES
TAKING EMPLOYEES’ TEMPERATURES
This is the first in a series of our blogs about coronavirus issues.
We have received several inquiries about whether employers may take employees’ temperatures to determine if they have the coronavirus. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits employers from making medical inquiries of employees or requiring medical examinations unless they are job related and consistent with business necessity. The EEOC has now issued guidance on this subject.
February 27, 2020
NEW VIRGINIA LEGISLATION TO RECTIFY INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR MISCLASSIFICATION
Classifying a worker as an “independent contractor” rather than an employee is attractive to employers for several reasons. Whereas employees have taxes withheld from their paychecks and have legal protections such as the minimum wage law, unemployment benefits, and workers’ compensation insurance, independent contractors are considered to be self-employed. As such, independent contractors are responsible for paying their own taxes and benefits such as health insurance expenses and for setting their own work schedules.
January 22, 2020
HOLIDAYS AND FMLA LEAVE
HOLIDAYS AND FMLA LEAVE
Employers are often confused about whether they may count a holiday against an employee's 12 week Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) entitlement. The U.S. Department of Labor has issued guidance on this subject. As explained in the DOL's FMLA Fact Sheet #28I, when a holiday falls during a week in which an employee is taking the full week of FMLA leave, the entire week is counted as FMLA leave.
December 20, 2019
GIVING YOUR HARASSMENT TRAINING A FACELIFT
GIVING YOUR HARASSMENT TRAINING A FACELIFT
November 25, 2019
REQUESTING MEDICAL INFORMATION FROM JOB APPLICANTS
REQUESTING MEDICAL INFORMATION FROM JOB APPLICANTS
October 8, 2019
DOL ISSUES FINAL OVERTIME RULE
DOL ISSUES FINAL OVERTIME RULE
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) today issued its long-awaited final rule adjusting the salary level for exempt employees. The new rule will go into effect January 1, 2020 and raises the "standard salary level" from the currently enforced level of $455 to $684 per week (equivalent to $35,568 per year for a full-year worker).
