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The Intersection of FMLA and State Leave Policies: What Employers Need to Know to Ensure Compliance

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Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter that addressed the Family and Medical Leave Act’s (FMLA) provision regarding the “substitution” of accrued paid leave and its application to state...more

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DOL Issues Opinion Letter Clarifying Intersection of FMLA and State or Local Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits

Shortly before the Trump Administration started, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter clarifying the “substitution” provision under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) when it intersects...more

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The DOL Issues New Guidance On The Relationship Between The FMLA and State Paid Family Medical Leave Programs

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Employers face a complicated patchwork of state, local and federal laws governing time off for family and medical reasons. The intersection of these often-overlapping laws creates numerous issues including how to handle time...more

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U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Streamlined FMLA Forms

The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently published revised Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) notification and certification forms designed to streamline the FMLA leave process. The forms took effect immediately and...more

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Ramping Up to Return to the Workplace in the “Post” Pandemic Environment

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As employers look to transition workers back into the workplace as stay-at-home orders and other business restrictions expire, many considerations exist, legal and otherwise. These considerations have become more immediate...more

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Buchalter Client Alert COVID-19: Takeaways from the DOL’s Latest FFCRA FAQs

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Earlier this week, the US Department of Labor (DOL) added to their long list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act or FFCRA. These latest additions raises the total of FAQs from...more

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Department of Labor Issues FFCRA Regulations: 20 Need-to-Know Provisions for Employers

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Department of Labor (DOL) regulations issued on April 1, 2020, interpreted the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and clarified several questions that the text of the law raised concerning employers’ duties to...more

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FFCRA Updates

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This alert incorporates the guidance issued by the United States Department of Labor (DOL) on March 28, 2020 and updated on March 29, 2020, in additional to the regulations published by the DOL on April 6, 2020 and other DOL...more

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US IRS Publishes Much-Anticipated Guidance on Documents that Employers Must Retain Under the Families First Coronavirus Response...

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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), which generally requires U.S. employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide paid sick leave (“Paid Sick Leave”) and emergency family and medical leave (“Emergency...more

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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act FAQs: The FMLA Amendments and Paid Sick Leave Requirements of the New Law (Update)

Last updated on March 30, 2020 to conform with the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) guidance dated March 28, 2020. On March 18, 2020, President Donald Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) in...more

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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Department of Labor Releases Preliminary Guidance for Employers and Employees

On March 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division issued preliminary guidance for employers and employees concerning the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA) and the Emergency...more

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DOL Publishes FFCRA Poster and New Guidance

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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) takes effect on April 1, 2020. Yesterday, the Department of Labor (DOL) published the FFCRA poster that employers must post in a “conspicuous” spot of their workplace. ...more

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DOL Publishes Informal Guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

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On March 24, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) released an initial set of Questions and Answers (“Q&A”) regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”).  As we’ve summarized in earlier posts, the FFCRA was...more

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Family First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA) - Frequently Asked Questions

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On March 24, the Department of Labor issued guidance regarding the FFCRA.  With that, we wanted to provide an update with some frequently asked questions (and answers). When does the FFCRA take effect? April 1, 2020....more

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U.S. DOL Publishes Guidance Clarifying Paid Sick Leave and Expanded FMLA Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

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On Tuesday, March 24, 2020, the Department of Labor published guidance in three separate documents related to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), which goes into effect on April 1, 2020 through December 31,...more

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DOL Issues Q&A on Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Setting April 1 Effective Date for Paid Leave Provisions

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On Tuesday, March 24, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a 14 question “Q & A”, posted on its website, about the recently-enacted federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act. In the Q&A, the DOL announced the...more

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