On May 22, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) released two Interim Final Rules (“IFRs”) providing additional guidance on Payment Protection Program (“PPP”) loan forgiveness rules and the procedure by which...more
The federal government has committed $670 billion dollars in forgivable loans to small businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), which was part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stability Act (the...more
After decades of steady decline in union activity, the number and magnitude of strikes in the United States increased sharply in both 2018 and 2019, rising to their highest levels since the early 1980s. Relatively successful...more
Late last month, the federal government committed $349 billion dollars in forgivable loans to small businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), which was part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic...more
Here we clarify PPP eligibility requirements for independent contractors, sole proprietors and individuals with self-employment income, as well as additional guidance regarding partnerships and other issues.
On Tuesday,...more
Since 1993, the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has provided job protection to eligible employees who need to take time away from work for specific reasons related to their own health, to care for ill family...more
As the COVID-19 pandemic expands, disrupting lives of everyone around the globe, employers should keep a few guiding principles in mind.
•Keep up with and follow the best public health advice available. The Centers for...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has now issued temporary regulations providing guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which was signed into law on March 18, 2020, and took effect on April 1, 2020,...more
The CARES Act May Pay Your Workers for You-
Title I – Keeping American Workers Paid and Employed Act-
Title II – Assistance for American Workers, Families and Businesses-
As the COVID-19 pandemic and the response to it...more
The worldwide pandemic caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and the private and public attempts to respond to and slow its spread, have impacted every aspect of personal and economic life. Given the speed with which...more
The business and legal impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak will be far reaching. Below, we address some of the many questions that clients may have regarding supply chain disruption.
What is the first step a...more
Now that cases of the coronavirus disease (dubbed “COVID-19” by the World Health Organization) have been diagnosed in several states, businesses are increasingly encountering a variety of employment-related issues. Here are...more
The modern workplace has a dizzying array of formal and informal relationships between individuals performing work and the persons and entities they perform the work for—beyond just the typical employer/employee relationship....more
A highly anticipated decision granting a preliminary injunction preventing California from applying its new independent contractor test to motor carriers was issued by Senior U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez on January...more
With a steady decline in private sector unionization and a lack of political muscle to change the National Labor Relations Act (“Act”), organized labor in the Obama era relied heavily on decisional rulings from the National...more
Private sector union membership has steadily dropped over the past 40 years, from almost 25% of the eligible workforce in the mid-1970s to approximately 6% today. In 2014, organized labor was hopeful that this trend would be...more
Since 1982, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) has interpreted the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) to prohibit employers from denying non-employee union organizers access to those parts of the...more
Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), groups of employees are allowed to determine whether they wish to be represented by a union for purposes of collective bargaining, which sometimes results in businesses having...more
E-Verify, the online system used by enrolled employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of newly hired employees against records available to the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Department of...more
The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or the Act) gives employees in the private sector the right to form and join unions and to collectively bargain with employers. It also gives employees the right “to engage in other...more
Class action lawsuits against employers have steadily increased both in number and in dollar value over the past two decades. These lawsuits cost employers millions, often for technical or minor violations spread over many...more
On February 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court held that an employee who was fired shortly after he reported suspected securities law violations to senior management in his company was not a “whistleblower” within the meaning...more
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State laws permitting the lawful use of marijuana for medical or recreational purposes continue to complicate employer efforts to craft policies concerning employees’ marijuana use. Employers know that employees who work...more
Wage and hour lawsuits continue to hound employers, with more than 8,000 new federal class actions alleging improper payment filed in 2016 alone. Now the Connecticut Supreme Court has issued a ruling that threatens even...more
A new state law that becomes effective October 1, 2017, expands existing legal protections for pregnant employees under federal and state laws and will require employers to pay closer attention to the ways in which they treat...more