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DOL Issues Mandatory Poster and FAQ's Addressing the New Paid Federal Leaves
Today, the Department of Labor rolled out the mandatory poster outlining employee rights to the new Emergency Paid Sick Leave (E-PSL) and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Act (E-FMLA) mandated by the new Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FF...
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CARES Act Creates Potential Employer Incentives to Maintain Payroll
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Employer obligations and opportunities under federal law continue to rapidly
evolve. The stimulus bill (the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
Act (the "CARES Act")),...
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The Small Business Exemption to the FFCRA: Employers to Self-Certify
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Although otherwise applicable to all U.S. private employers with fewer than 500 employees, both the new Emergency Paid Sick Leave (E-PSL) and the Expanded Family and Medical Leave (E-FM...
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Documentation That Employers Need to Get from Their Employees if They Want to Claim the Tax Credits for Providing E-PSL and E-FMLA Leave
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Private-sector employers with fewer than 500 employees[1] that are required to provide E-PSL and E-FMLA leave to qualifying employees now have a better idea as to what documentation the...
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Employers Should Know How CARES Act Impacts Unemployment Benefits
As you have no doubt heard by now, on Friday, March 27, 2020, Congress passed and the President signed into law a $2 trillion economic relief bill called the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). While the CARES Act offers...
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Attention Employers: Washington Governor Mandates New Protections for High-Risk Employees During COVID-19 Pandemic
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Originally published: April 15, 2020Proclamation extended: June 12,
2020
UPDATE: August 3, 2020This proclamation has been extended until
revoked, or until the State of Emergency is no...
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