Just as we were getting used to COVID-related paid sick and family medical leave under the FFCRA, the DOL announced its revised regulations. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires all public employers and… Read more
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Parents Not Eligible for FFCRA Leave for Remote Learning if School Is Physically Open (Coronavirus and the Law)
The Department of Labor (DOL) issued long-awaited guidance on paid family leave and jobless benefits when schools are open for in-person, virtual, or hybrid learning. Workers, DOL says, are ineligible for virus-related paid family leave… Read more
What Happens When Employees Are Afraid of the Workplace? (Coronavirus and the Law)
An employee said he’s not coming to work because COVID-19 makes him “feel unsafe.” Do Virginia’s workplace safety standards really say he can do that? There is good reason to take precautions to protect your… Read more
A Safe Harbor for “Off-the-Clock” Telework Wage-Hour Claims? (Coronavirus and the Law)
DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2020-5 (pdf) reiterating that pandemic or no, the FLSA requires employers to compensate employees for all hours worked remotely when the employer “knew or… Read more
Judge Strikes Down Some DOL Employee Leave Regulations Under FFCRA (Coronavirus and the Law)
State of New York v. United States Department of Labor On August 3rd, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an opinion invalidating some fundamental aspects of the Families First… Read more
Virginia’s COVID-19 Workplace Safety Standards Are Effective NOW! (Coronavirus and the Law)
The Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board formally adopted the Temporary Safety Standards and they are effective immediately. They expire at the end of the year unless repealed earlier or extended. The final version of… Read more
COVID-19 Fair Credit Reporting Risks: Financial Institutions Should Review Practices (Coronavirus and the Law)
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) amended the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to add new reporting requirements that apply during the pandemic. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released guidance… Read more
Virginia Adopts COVID-19 Workplace Safety Standards (Coronavirus and the Law)
UPDATE July 21, 2020: The Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board has formally adopted the Temporary Safety Standards. The Board stated these standards “will take immediate effect” some time “during the week of July 27,… Read more
Clarifying CARES Act Rules for COVID-19 Plan Distributions and Loans
On Friday, June 19, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service released Notice 2020-50 clarifying and expanding provisions of the CARES Act that are designed to help retirement plan participants affected by COVID-19. The CARES Act provides… Read more
Five Key Issues: PPP Loans and Loan Forgiveness Requirements
UPDATE 6/3/2020: Congress passed H.R. 7010 and the bill will be going to the President for his signature. This article will be updated to reflect any changes to the PPP process once the details are… Read more