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On June 26, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) issued Field Assistance Bulletin (“FAB”) No. 2020-4, providing guidance on when an employee may take leave pursuant to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) to care for their child whose summer camp, summer enrichment program, or other summer program is … Continue Reading
On a matter of first impression, the U.S. Eleventh Circuit, in Durham v. Rural/Metro Corp., applied the test for indirect evidence of intentional pregnancy discrimination enunciated by the U.S. Supreme Court in Young v. UPS. Background Plaintiff began work in March 2015 as an emergency medical technician (“EMT”) for Rural/Metro Corporation (“Rural”), which provides private … Continue Reading
On April 3, 2020, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Fifth Circuit in EEOC v. Vantage Energy Services, Inc., No. 19-20541, clarified its interpretation of the relate-back doctrine for administrative charges. The Fifth Circuit reversed a one-sentence Texas district court ruling, which dismissed with prejudice the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) complaint alleging violations of … Continue Reading
On April 10, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) released corrections to the regulations implementing the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (“EFMLEA”) and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (“EPSLA”) provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). We have written in detail about the DOL’s FFCRA regulations in a recently-updated post … Continue Reading
***Updated on April 13, 2020*** On April 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) posted a “temporary rule” issuing regulations, to implement the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (“EFMLEA”) and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (“EPSLA”) provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). The regulations clarify, expand and build … Continue Reading
*** Last updated March 28, 2020 *** The recently-passed Family First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which provides paid sick leave and emergency family leave, has raised many questions for employers. The US Department of Labor (DOL) has attempted to answer some of these questions by posting guidance for employers and employees on its website. Since … Continue Reading
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). The CARES Act is a $2.2 trillion stimulus package aimed at offering economic relief to individuals, businesses, industries, and state and local governments during the Coronavirus pandemic. The following is a summary of the key … Continue Reading
***Updated April 16, 2020*** On March 25, 2020, New York State published Frequently Asked Questions and other guidance regarding the state’s recently enacted Covid-19 Paid Sick Leave Law and expansions to New York’s Paid Family Leave Law (PFL) and Disability Benefit Law. This bill was signed into law on March 18 and became effective immediately … Continue Reading
**Updated March 12, 2020** Declaration of Coronavirus Pandemic by the World Health Organization On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global pandemic regarding the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (also referred to as COVID-19, but more commonly known simply as the “Coronavirus”), which has spread to over 100 countries and territories. The WHO … Continue Reading
On July 2, 2019, a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit reversed the lower court’s denial of a motion to compel individual arbitration of a putative class action suit brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and New York Labor Law (“NYLL”). Abdullayeva v. Attending Homecare Services, LLC, d/b/a Attending Home Care, No. 18-651. … Continue Reading
Department of Labor Issues Bulletin on FFCRA Leave in Light of Summer Camp and Program Closures
By Harris Mufson, Rachel Therese Gulotta and Laura Fant on Posted in Coronavirus, Leaves of Absences
Eleventh Circuit Implements Supreme Court’s Young v. UPS Test in Assessing Indirect Evidence of Intentional Pregnancy Discrimination
By Nicole Eichberger and Rachel Therese Gulotta on Posted in Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation
U.S. Fifth Circuit Clarifies Position: Later-Verified Charge Can Relate Back To Filing Date
By Eric Novak, Nicole Eichberger and Rachel Therese Gulotta on Posted in Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation
DOL Issues Corrections to FFCRA Regulations – What Employers Need to Know
By Evandro Gigante, Guy Brenner and Rachel Therese Gulotta on Posted in Coronavirus
DOL Releases FFCRA Regulations and Even More Informal Guidance – What Employers Need To Know
By Evandro Gigante, Guy Brenner, Pinchos Goldberg and Rachel Therese Gulotta on Posted in Coronavirus, Leaves of Absences
DOL Provides Additional Critical Guidance on the Federal Family First Coronavirus Response Act
By Evandro Gigante, Guy Brenner, Laura Fant and Rachel Therese Gulotta on Posted in Coronavirus
Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act Signed into Law
By Evandro Gigante, Harris Mufson, Meika Freeman and Rachel Therese Gulotta on Posted in Coronavirus
New York State Issues Guidance on COVID-19 Quarantine Leave Law
By Arielle E. Kobetz, Rachel Therese Gulotta, Laura Fant, Harris Mufson and Evandro Gigante on Posted in Coronavirus, Leaves of Absences, Workplace Policies and Procedures
Coronavirus Concerns Grow As World Health Organization Declares Pandemic
By Evandro Gigante, Rachel Therese Gulotta, Nayirie K. Mehdikhani, Laura Fant, Harris Mufson and Guy Brenner on Posted in Coronavirus, Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation, Leaves of Absences, Workplace Policies and Procedures, Workplace Safety
Second Circuit Compels Individual Arbitration of Putative Class FLSA and State Labor Law Claims
By Myron Rumeld and Rachel Therese Gulotta on Posted in Uncategorized
