Congress wrote the Families First Coronarvirus Response Law and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act in a hurry. Now the Department of Labor and the...
If you’ve sent employees home to work and some of those employees are nonexempt, you have a problem—tracking their work hours under the Fair Labor Standards Act....
Despite pronouncements by politicians seeking to reassure an increasingly nervous public, getting workers’ compensation coverage for COVID-19, the illness caused by...
Here’s what you need to know about what you can say and do under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other laws protecting privacy.
As part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), Congress expanded the reasons for taking leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and, for the...
Employees affected by the coronavirus pandemic will be eligible for paid sick leave and many will be able to take paid FMLA leave under new legislation.
Coronavirus paid leave may soon be available to workers affected by COVID-19. Congress is set to amend the FMLA to provide limited emergency paid leave. Employers may...
Assuming the Senate doesn’t amend it, the bill will go into effect immediately after the president signs it. Here are the provisions of interest to Payroll and HR.
Employers must consider state workers’ compensation rules, the FMLA and the ADA when developing return to work programs and possible light duty assignments.
FMLA certification guidelines can help employers discourage FMLA abuse while allowing employees to legitimately take leave. Here's what you need to know ...
A new DOL rule tightens the definition of what constitutes a joint employer under the FLSA. Here are 3 scenarios to understand how it might apply to you.
Simply put, mandatory overtime is when employers can make workers put in extra hours. There's no federal penalty as long as employees receive overtime pay.
