December 14, 2020 In March, Congress enacted the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) in response to the spread of the novel coronavirus and the illness it causes, COVID-19. Generally, the FFCRA requires public employers and private employers with fewer than 500 employees to offer employees two types of paid leave benefits for certain reasons […]
December 29, 2020 On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 into law, which provides $900 billion in coronavirus relief and $1.4 trillion to fund the government. Below is a summary of the bill’s many provisions that will affect employers. Payroll credit for paid sick and family leave: The Families First […]
January 12, 2021 On December 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated and expanded its technical assistance publication addressing issues arising under the federal equal employment opportunity laws implicated in the COVID-19 pandemic. In its guidance, the EEOC indicated that employers may require employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, so long as such requirement […]
January 25, 2021 The Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently issued guidance, in the form of an opinion letter, addressing whether certain travel time for partial-day teleworkers is compensable time under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). While it does not carry the same force as a statute or regulation, an […]
February 10, 2021 Ohio Governor DeWine recently signed H.B. 352, Employment Law Uniformity Act (the “Act”) into law. The Act significantly overhauls Ohio’s Fair Employment Practices Act under Ohio Revised Code 4112. The Act is set to take effect on April 15, 2021, 90 days after Governor DeWine signed the Act. Below is a summary […]
April 15, 2021 The enactment of Ohio’s Employment Law Uniformity Act (“Act”) on April 15, 2021 has resulted in hundreds of new employment discrimination claims being filed in Ohio courts in recent days. In fact, on April 13, 2021, 63 new cases were filed in area courts, and 44 of those cases were filed in […]
May 12, 2021 On May 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) withdrew the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) independent contractor final rule which was approved earlier this year. In reaching this decision, the DOL explained that the rule “is inconsistent with the FLSA’s text and purpose, and would have a confusing and disruptive […]
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