As the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing widespread shutdown of workplaces around the country continues (and for New Yorkers is expected to continue through at least May 15), government agencies have been busy issuing guidance...more
Effective January 1, 2021, the majority of workers in New York will receive paid sick leave. On April 2, 2020, as part of New York’s budget approval process, the New York legislature and Governor Cuomo enacted a permanent...more
As employees begin requesting leave under the recently-passed New York legislation providing COVID-19-related sick leave (the “New York Act”) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “FFCRA”), employers should...more
On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act” or the “Act”), a $2 trillion COVID-19 relief and stimulus package that offers extraordinary financial...more
As employers navigate the challenges of the COVID-19 public health crisis, many have been forced to consider difficult decisions about laying off and furloughing employees, or otherwise reducing employee work hours. In...more
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued additional guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”), which the President signed into law on March 18. As a reminder, the Act imposes new obligations on...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised new and important questions for employers, including those about balancing employee privacy with the need to warn employees about possible exposure to the novel coronavirus. Here are some...more
On the same day the President signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act that expanded Family Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") protections and provided emergency paid sick and child care leave to many workers (discussed in...more
Yesterday, as part of the New York State on Pause executive order, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that all “non-essential” businesses and non-profits must keep all of their workers home. This in-person workforce reduction is...more
On March 18, 2020, the President signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”), a COVID-19 relief package that includes new obligations for all employers with between 1 and 499 employees regarding...more
The recent outbreak of 2019-nCOV, a flu-like respiratory illness better known as the Coronavirus, is causing employers to ready themselves for a variety of responses to the spread of the virus. Human Resources professionals...more
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