Traditionally, it has been taboo to discuss religion, politics, or divisive matters of public concern in the workplace. Most employers want the worksite to be about work and want to avoid controversial and potentially offensive discourse. However, in the current political climate, amid a global health pandemic, and the movement for social justice gaining unprecedented
DOL’s Regulations for FFCRA, Part II: Calculating Amounts and Pay for Leave, Intermittent Leave, and How it Works with PTO
In Part I of this post we covered some of the logistics you need to get started with the FFCRA paid leave provisions. Today we will continue our review of the Department of Labor’s FFCRA temporary regulations and discuss the guidance on leave entitlement based on hours worked, calculating the amount of pay due for
DOL’s Regulations for the FFCRA, Part I: Who’s Covered, Posting, Documentation, Shelter-in Place Order, and Other Fun Items
At the end of last week, the Department of Labor issued 125 pages of FFCRA guidance, including actual temporary regulations and 20 new Q&As (so we are now up to 79 — but who’s counting?). While a full summary of these regulations would be quite long, we are breaking it up into multiple parts
And the Beat Goes On… DOL Publishes Second and Third Round of FAQs on FFCRA Answering Burning Employer Questions
The DOL is clearly plugged in to the issues and questions employers are running into as everyone plans to give notice of and grant paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The DOL’s first round of FAQs (published on March 24, 2020) focused on how to determine if an employer meets the
Update: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act Is Signed Into Law and Will Take Effect April 2, 2020
Wednesday afternoon, the Senate passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, and President Trump signed it into law. The act contains several provisions that will significantly impact employers with fewer than 500 employees.
If this applies to you, your obligations become effective no later than April 2, 2020 – 15 days from the date of
The Relationship Talk: DOL Issues New Rules on Joint Employer Status
When do your business relationships make you a joint employer? Fortunately, the DOL recently published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with changes to regulations regarding when two or more entities should be treated as “joint employers” under the FLSA. This will help answer the question of when you and the business partner share legal responsibility
DOL Issues Proposed Rule for Tipped Employees
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with changes to regulations regarding tips under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 (CAA).
What’s the Federal Law as It Currently Stands?
The FLSA currently permits employers to take a credit towards the minimum wage