On Monday, August 3, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated several employer friendly provisions of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) “Final Rule” regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“the Act” or “FFCRA”). In the decision, the Court addresses four provisions of the Final Rule: (1) the […]
Author: Lisa Smith, SPHR
HR News, Human Resources, New York, Payroll
BREAKING NEWS: New York District Court Vacates Parts of FFCRA Regulations Including Healthcare Provider Definition
Hey Compliance Warriors! Not long after the Department of Labor (DOL) issued the FFCRA regulations, the state of New York filed a lawsuit challenging some of the provisions. Yesterday, August 3rd, 2020, the federal district court in New York struck down four provisions in the regulations. Read on…
Hey Compliance Warriors! Today, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced guidance for employers with certain federal contracts regarding paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave under the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA). The guidance provides compliance assistance to employers with service contracts with the federal government covered […]
Recently, in light of COVID-19, many people have asked me if they can mandate that their employees wear face masks or coverings in the workplace. Well, the short answer is, yes . . . generally. A business may implement a workplace policy or rule that requires its employees to wear a face mask or covering […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! The Internal Revenue Service issued a temporary regulation and a proposed regulation to reconcile advance payments of refundable employment tax credits and recapture the benefit of these credits when necessary. Read on…
Hey Compliance Warriors! This week, the CDC announced new guidance for non-healthcare workers who are returning to work. You may be surprised by the changes. Read on…
Attorney Blog, Human Resources
Supreme Court Decides Administration Had Authority to Create Exemptions from Contraceptive Requirements for Employers with Religious and Conscientious Objections
In the July 8, 2020 decision, Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania, the Supreme Court upheld a regulation that permits all employers with a “sincerely held religious or moral objection” to opt out of providing contraceptive coverage in their group health plans. As a bit of background, the Affordable […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! In a decision issued today in General Motors LLC, 14-CA-197985 369 NLRB No. 127 (2020), the National Labor Relations Board modified the standard for determining whether employees have been lawfully disciplined or discharged after making abusive or offensive statements—including profane, racist, and sexually unacceptable remarks—in the course of activity otherwise protected under […]
Hey Compliance Warriors! The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an extension of the flexibility in complying with requirements related to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, due to COVID-19. Read on…
A trial court judge in Lansing, Michigan handed a victory to insurers in what may be the nation’s first final ruling on the question of whether a property insurer is liable for financial damages caused by a coronavirus closure order. See Gavrilides Management Company v. Michigan Insurance Company. This case arose after Michigan’s governor enacted a […]