On April 1, 2020, the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor issued a temporary rule that provided some much-needed guidance for Americans wading through the twists and turns of the Families First… Read more
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Clarifying Employee Leave – DOL Issues March 27 Guidance on FFCRA (Coronavirus and the Law)
March 27, 2020: Department of Labor published updated FAQs for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The Department of Labor (DOL) issued a set of FAQs for employers to consider when interpreting their obligations under… Read more
OSHA Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for COVID-19 (Coronavirus and the Law)
Recordability on an employer’s OSHA 300 log of an employee’s infection with COVID-19 will, in most cases, depend on whether the employee’s exposure to the virus and subsequent infection are “work-related” within the meaning of… Read more
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Coronavirus and the Law: Legislative Alert #1)
On March 14, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) in reaction to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The Senate passed the same legislation on March 18,… Read more
OSHA Issues Guidance On Preparing Workplaces For Covid-19 (Coronavirus and the Law)
OSHA issued guidance earlier in March on preparing workplaces for COVID-19. Much of the document references guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). However, the document does discuss employer obligations to employees when dealing… Read more
Workplace Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (Coronavirus and the Law)
There seems to be no escape from the overload of information coming at us about the coronavirus (COVID-19). Walmart is running low on hand sanitizer, people make jokes about the chance to book cheap flight… Read more
Paying Employees Properly Under the FLSA During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Coronavirus and the Law)
The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued new pandemic guidance. These general rules on paying your employees properly also apply in most leave situations! The coronavirus (COVID-19) has employers grappling with many serious concerns. Can… Read more
Being Called a “Girl” at Work Is Not Empowering
We’ve just celebrated International Woman’s Day, not International Girl’s Day – and it begs the question, why are so many hard-working women referred to as “girls” at work? In honor of International Women’s Day (Sunday,… Read more
Don’t Get Twisted Up in Hair Discrimination
On March 4, 2020, Governor Ralph Northam of Virginia signed into law House Bill 1514. This new law bans discrimination on the basis of physical traits associated with race including “hair texture, hair type, and… Read more
It’s not my fault!!! Five Ways to Manage an Employee with a Victim Mentality
Why do I always get assigned the night shift? The new evaluations are not scaled properly! I didn’t get my bonus this year. My boss dislikes me because I am a woman. If you’ve managed… Read more