Posts Tagged ‘Coronavirus’

As expected, the Department of Labor began the process of issuing guidance to assist employers with the new leave laws under the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (“FFCRA”): Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (“Sick Leave”) and the Emergency Family Medical Leave Expansion Act (“E-FMLA”).  The DOL guidance states that it will issue the regulations   in…

On the heels of the newly passed Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“the Act”), employers with under 500 employees, are faced with questions regarding how to fund the emergency paid sick days and pay required under the new FMLA leave provisions mandated under this Act.  The Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor recently issued…

With the recent declaration of a public emergency due to the coronavirus outbreak resulting in the cancellation of large events and the closing of restaurants and bars in Illinois and other states, there is uncertainty regarding employee-related issues during this time.  While there is uncertainty, the following provides what we do know regarding the evolving…

On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”).  This new law requires certain employers to provide emergency paid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act and emergency paid sick leave. From an employer-employee relationship perspective, there are two main issues: (1) additional FMLA leave entitlement; and (2)…