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After much hand wringing, negotiation and name-calling, Congress has passed its second COVID-19 stimulus package, which was signed by President Trump on Sunday, December 27, 2020. For months, clients have been asking whether the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) will be renewed or whether it will expire on December 31. We now have the…

On August 14, we wrote a blog post that discussed the impact of a New York court case which invalidated several features of the Final Rule issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to implement the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).  At that time, it was unclear whether the court’s decision applied throughout…

Effective April 1, 2020, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) obligating employers to provide Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) and Emergency Family Leave (EFL) to employees who are unable to work because of the pandemic.  The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Final Rule effective April 6, 2020, expanding on the…

On April 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division posted a temporary rule issuing regulations pursuant to the Family First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The regulations outline, among other issues, notice and documentation requirements that an employee must provide to his or her employer in order to receive benefits from the…

This is the first of several articles in which Larkin Hoffman attorneys will be discussing various topics covered in the Temporary Rule.

On April 1, 2020 the Department of Labor (“DOL”) implemented and published a 124-page rule covering all aspects of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). According to the Small Business Reports, there…

The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has published the model notice which employers must post as required by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”).  The notice must be posted in conspicuous places on the premises of the employer where notices to employees are customarily posted.   An employer can satisfy this requirement by emailing or…