It’s 2021 and the pandemic is still raging. And, though the vaccination effort is now under way, it’s likely going to be several months before our level of “herd immunity” allows us to resume life more or less the way it was before the early spring of 2020. We’ve...
The new stimulus package, signed by President Biden on March 11, 2021, includes changes to the COVID paid leave benefits originally passed in 2020 under the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA). Please pay attention to our updates as they arrive over the next...
Let’s just call it what it is: 2020 has been an absolute dumpster fire of a year. And for employers across the U.S., the potent cocktail of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic mixed with near-constant political unrest has manifested itself as a series of crises that just...
As of January 1, 2021, New York employers now have five different paid leave requirements to manage when it comes to any given COVID-related absence: New York COVID Paid Sick Leave (NY COVID PSL), Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA), New York Paid Sick...
Update: March 19, 2021 The new stimulus package, signed by President Biden on March 11, 2021, includes new changes to the COVID paid leave benefits under the FFCRA. Here are the key points you need to know: Providing FFCRA paid leave continues to be voluntary FFCRA...
Heads up, California employers: there is a new statewide COVID-19 sick leave law you need to be aware of, and San Francisco employers are now subject to an extremely strict anti-retaliation law. Related: FFCRA Healthcare Exemption and Other Rules Updated...
