On September 2, 2020 the Fifty Circuit Court of Appeals released its opinion in D2 Excavating v. Thompson Thrift Constr., No. 19-40745 (Sept. 2, 2020). There, D2, an excavation company who was subcontracted to remove some dirt, ended up removing a lot more dirt from a construction site than originally anticipated. The resulting lawsuit over […]
Attorney Blog, Human Resources, Payroll, payroll law
U.S. Department of Labor Updates Guidance on Employers’ Obligation to Compensate Teleworking Employees
On August 24, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2020-5, which addresses an employer’s obligations to track employee hours while remote/teleworking. Even though the guidance was issued as a result of increased teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic, the DOL emphasized the guidance applies to all teleworking or […]
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Breaking News: U.S. DOL Issues Four New Opinion Letters
Hey Compliance Warriors! The U.S. Department of Labor today announced four new opinion letters that address compliance issues related to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). An opinion letter is an official, written opinion by the Department’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) on how a particular law applies in specific circumstances presented by the person […]
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Breaking News: Guidance issued to implement Presidential Memorandum deferring certain employee Social Security tax withholding
Hey Compliance Warriors! The Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service today issued guidance implementing the Presidential Memorandum issued on Aug. 8, 2020, allowing employers to defer withholding and payment of the employee’s portion of the Social Security tax if the employee’s wages are below a certain amount. Notice 2020-65, posted today on IRS.gov, makes relief […]
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Breaking News: U.S. DOL Answers Questions about School Reopenings and Eligibility for Paid Leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Hey Compliance Warriors! Today, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published new frequently asked questions (FAQs) for workers and employers about qualifying for paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) related to the reopening of schools. This guidance explains eligibility for paid leave relative to the varied formats […]
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Breaking News: DOL Issues Guidance on Tracking Remote Employee’s Hours Worked
Hey Compliance Warriors! With telework arrangements expanding in response to the coronavirus pandemic, today the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) 2020-5 to clarify an employer’s obligation to track the number of hours of compensable work by employees who are teleworking or otherwise working away from premises […]
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Maximum Leave Policies: How to be sure yours is compliant.
Hey Compliance Warriors! The ADA requires that employers make exceptions to their policies, including leave policies, in order to provide a reasonable accommodation. Although employers are allowed to have leave policies that establish the maximum amount of leave an employer will provide or permit, they may have to grant leave beyond this amount as a reasonable […]
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Breaking News: New Jersey Releases Employee Misclassification Poster
Hey Compliance Warriors! New Jersey has finally released the new mandatory poster regarding employee misclassification. Read on…
Hey Compliance Warriors! If your PPP loan wasn’t quite enough, or if you weren’t able to get to it because of the first-come-first-serve nature of it, then you can try an MSLP loan. They’re quite different from PPP loans so read the details carefully below. Read on… Article Via: hollandhart.com “The Board of Governors of […]
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Employers Take Note: Litigation Surging Because Of Covid-19
Hey Compliance Warriors! We’ve been talking about this for weeks, and it’s really starting to kick off now. The litigation against businesses for mismanaging the Covid-19 pandemic is getting worse as more cases pop up daily. In the following article, we’ll see some examples of this and also what employers can do to try and […]