The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) extended employee paid sick leave due to COVID-related reasons through September 30, 2021. In addition, ARPA created three new qualifying reasons for when an employee can take this...more
Congress enacted the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) in March 2020, requiring employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide employees with short-term paid sick leave for various reasons related to...more
The questions and answers below highlight labor and employment topics as they relate to nonprofit organizations.
Classifying Your Staff -
What is the difference between a paid employee and an unpaid volunteer? Under...more
8/27/2020
/ Compensation & Benefits ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Health Insurance ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Internships ,
Job Duties ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Nonprofits ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Primary Duty Test ,
Sick Leave ,
Unpaid Interns ,
Vacation Pay ,
Volunteers ,
Wage and Hour
Nonprofits are some of the best providers of necessary services in the United States.
However, many run on shoestring budgets and require a mix of paid staff, volunteers, and internships to fulfill their missions, and there...more
8/3/2020
/ Classification ,
Employee Benefits ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Internships ,
Paid Leave ,
Part-Time Employees ,
Sick Leave ,
Unpaid Interns ,
Unpaid Leave ,
Volunteers ,
Wage and Hour