COVID-19
DOL Issues Q&A Guidance to Assist Employers in Complying with the FFCRA; Also, the CARES Act: What Employers Need to Know
March 27, 2020
Here are several more updates you’ll need to know about as this crisis and the response continue to unfold.
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DOL Answers More Burning Questions and Provides a Poster About Families First Coronavirus Response Act
March 27, 2020
On March 26, the Department of Labor updated its Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers to provide more guidance about the paid sick leave and expanded Family and Medical Leave Act requirements under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
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Ontario: The WSIB Response to COVID-19
March 26, 2020
The Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board has now issued public guidance about how the workers compensation system will operate in the pandemic.
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Newly Issued DOL Poster for FFCRA and More Updates
March 26, 2020
In an effort to keep our clients informed, we have been updating our Frequently Asked Questions document as we receive information from the Department of Labor and other sources.
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DOL Provides Guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
March 25, 2020
The Department of Labor has issued several resources on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act: a fact sheet for employers, a fact sheet for employees and a Questions and Answers resource.
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DOL Issues Poster for Employers Covered by the New Coronavirus Relief Law
March 25, 2020
Today (March 25, 2020), the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a new poster for employers to use to notify employees of their rights under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
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Keeping Employees Working: Is Your Business In a Critical Infrastructure Sector?
March 25, 2020
As Wisconsin’s Governor Evers has issued a “Safer At Home Order“, Minnesota businesses are scrambling to determine whether, in the event Governor Walz issues a similar executive order, their employees will be exempt from such order. Why does this matter?
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Reimbursement To Employers For Emergency Paid Sick Leave & Emergency Paid FMLA Pursuant To Families First Coronavirus Response Act
March 25, 2020
The Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor have jointly issued guidance regarding what they promise will be “swift” reimbursement.
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DOL Publishes FAQs On Families First Coronavirus Response Act
March 25, 2020
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published answers to some of our questions on applying the Families First Coronavirus Response Act which requires public health emergency FMLA leave for certain employees and paid sick time for COVID-19 related reasons for many employees.
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DOL Seeks Input On Families First Coronavirus Response Act
March 24, 2020
The DOL has announced it will host “a national online dialogue to provide employers and employees with an innovative opportunity to offer their perspective as the Department develops compliance assistance materials and outreach strategies” related to the FFCRA.
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Guidance for Managing the Coronavirus and Q&A Regarding Employment Requirements
March 24, 2020
Lehr Middlebrooks Vreeland & Thompson have put together a Q&A sheet based on inquiries.
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Ontario Releases List of Essential Services
March 24, 2020
In an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19, the provincial government has ordered the closure of all “non-essential” services, effective March 24, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. Only businesses that the government has deemed to be providing an “essential service” are permitted to remain open thereafter.
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