On March 10, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”), Wage and Hour Division issued guidance on forms of prohibited retaliation under various laws the DOL enforces, including the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), immigration visa programs, and other laws and executive orders. The DOL guidance provides a general overview of… Continue reading DOL Spotlights FMLA, FLSA, and Visa Program Retaliation in New Guidance
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DOL Releases Updated FMLA Forms
The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently published seven new Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) forms. These optional-use forms can be used by employers to provide required notices to employees, and by employees to provide appropriate certification of their need for leave. However, employers are still free to use their own forms, so long… Continue reading DOL Releases Updated FMLA Forms
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Regulations Explaining Paid Sick Leave and Expanded FMLA Benefits Under FFCRA
Today, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its regulations to implement the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act, both of which are part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act). The FFCRA, which became law on March 18, went into effect today, April 1. The FFCRA… Continue reading U.S. Department of Labor Issues Regulations Explaining Paid Sick Leave and Expanded FMLA Benefits Under FFCRA
Coronavirus: Tax and Employee Benefit Considerations — Part 1
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which was enacted on March 18, 2020, established two new categories of paid leave to assist workers needing time off for certain coronavirus-related purposes: (1) up to two weeks of paid sick leave, and (2) up to ten weeks of paid FMLA leave. These paid leave mandates apply… Continue reading Coronavirus: Tax and Employee Benefit Considerations — Part 1
Families First Coronavirus Response Act Becomes Law
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201), which, among many other things, provides paid leave for employees who must stay home to care for themselves or their families during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yesterday, the Senate passed the Act, and President Trump signed it into law. The… Continue reading Families First Coronavirus Response Act Becomes Law
Employer Tips for Managing COVID-19
Now that positive cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Kansas and Missouri and the WHO has declared the outbreak a pandemic, local employers must act quickly to create plans to prevent the spread of the virus in the workplace, educate employees about how to reduce the risk of exposure and transmission, and… Continue reading Employer Tips for Managing COVID-19
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