Hey Compliance Warriors! New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed a comprehensive budget bill that amends the New York Labor Law to require all New York employers to provide paid or unpaid sick leave to their employees. Read on…
Hey Compliance Warriors! The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today posted an updated and expanded technical assistance publication addressing questions arising under the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read on…
In an effort to take a brief reprieve from the pandemic that has literally swept the nation, this week, we are going to take a look at a Supreme Court decision that was handed down on March 23, 2020. In Comcast Corp. v. National Association of African American-Owned Media et al., the United States Supreme […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a new poster listing steps all workplaces can take to reduce the risk of exposure to coronavirus. Read on…
Hey Compliance Warriors! The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued interim enforcement guidance to help combat supply shortages of disposable N95 filtering face piece respirators (N95 FFRs). The action marks the department’s latest step to ensure the availability of respirators and follows President Donald J. Trump’s Memorandum on Making General […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! As employers, we tend to feel like we have to know EVERYTHING going on with our employees. But frankly, there are questions we can and can’t ask, and an employer can get into some BIG trouble for saying the wrong thing. Well the EEOC has made an official video about the do’s […]
Employment Law Blogs, Tennessee
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ANNOUNCES NEW PAID SICK LEAVE AND EXPANDED FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE IMPLEMENTATION
Hey Compliance Warriors! The U.S. Department of Labor today announced new action regarding how American workers and employers will benefit from the protections and relief offered by the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act, both part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The department’s Wage and […]
The Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification (“WARN”) Act requires employers with over 100 employees to follow certain notice requirements when laying off employees. 20 C.F.R. 693.6. WARN requires employers with 100 employees or more to give affected workers at least 60 days’ notice of any plant closing or mass layoff, with exceptions for, among others, “unforeseeable […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! At this point, we’re all too familiar with the ramifications of COVID-19 on our world. As of a few days ago, the Citizenship and Immigration Services in the US have suspended activities in their offices, putting one more brick in the proverbial wall every country seems to be building around itself in […]
Employment Law Blogs, Human Resources
IRS: Employee Retention Credit available for many businesses financially impacted by COVID-19
Hey Compliance Warriors! The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service today launched the Employee Retention Credit, designed to encourage businesses to keep employees on their payroll. The refundable tax credit is 50% of up to $10,000 in wages paid by an eligible employer whose business has been financially impacted by COVID-19. Read on…