Employment Law Commentary

April 01, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19), Paid Sick Leave, Legislation
California Expands Coverage for COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
By: Andrew R. Turnbull
On March 19, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newson signed Senate Bill 95, requiring California employers with more than 25 employees to provide their employees with Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) for various COVID-related absences. Coverage under this new legislation is far more expansive than last
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December 24, 2020 - Discrimination, EEOC, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Coronavirus (COVID-19), Paid Sick Leave
What Employers Need to Know: EEOC Serves Up COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance
In the wake of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s first grant of Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for a COVID-19 vaccine, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its pandemic guidance to address the legal issues surrounding the intersection of the COVID-19 vaccine and
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December 09, 2020 - Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Leaves of Absence, Wage and Hour, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Paid Sick Leave, Legislation
Another Round of New California Employment Laws
By: Lloyd Aubry, Andrew R. Turnbull and Kwan Park
With the New Year rapidly approaching, employers should prepare for the flurry of new California employment legislation. The recent legislation presents new compliance challenges and requirements for California employers, including obligations related to the ongoing pandemic, reinforcing or expanding leave protections, wage and hour
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April 03, 2020 - Coronavirus (COVID-19), Paid Sick Leave
Payroll Tax Relief Provisions of COVID-19 Legislation
By: Domnick Bozzetti
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Congress has passed legislation to encourage continued payment of wages and benefits by providing relief to employers in the form of payroll-related tax credits, loans, and tax-deferral programs, including: for businesses with fewer than 500 employees, tax credits
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March 27, 2020 - Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Coronavirus (COVID-19), Paid Sick Leave
CARES Act – What Employers Should Know (Part I): Paid Emergency Sick and Public Health Emergency Leave and More
By unanimous vote on March 25, 2020, the Senate passed the largest stimulus measure the United States has ever seen, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). The bill—totaling a whopping 880 pages—tackles numerous issues on several fronts in an
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March 26, 2020 - Coronavirus (COVID-19), Paid Sick Leave, Department of Labor (DOL)
New York COVID-19 Paid Leave and Recent Federal Coronavirus Developments
By: Eric Akira Tate and Kwan Park
On March 18, 2020, Governor Cuomo of New York signed into law a statewide quarantine leave bill related to the COVID-19 pandemic (the “New York law”). The New York law went into effect immediately on March 18 and provides paid leave, unpaid leave, and
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May 02, 2019 - Discrimination, Leaves of Absence, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Paid Sick Leave
Navigating the Seas of Federal, State, and Local Leave of Absence Laws
FMLA, CFRA, NPLA, ADA, FEHA, NYPFL, SFPPLO. The alphabet soup of leave laws with which employers must comply is enough to make the heads of even the most seasoned HR professionals and in-house counsel spin. With an increasing number of municipalities jumping into the
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