On Friday, March 27, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The new law is a $2 trillion economic stimulus package designed to repair the economic damage caused by COVID-19 and provide additional protection to individuals and businesses who may lose income due to the pandemic. While most of …
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The much-anticipated Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was officially signed into law by President Trump on March 18, 2020. Employers with less than 500 employees should be ready to implement emergency paid sick leave and provide for FMLA leave under certain circumstances relating to COVID-19 as early as April 1, 2020. Click below to …
Posters Employee Rights: Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave under The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Federal Employee Rights: Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave under The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Per the DOL: Families First Coronavirus Response Act Notice – Frequently Asked Questions Where do …
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In order to have a healthy business in the current environment, it’s important to look out for the health and well-being of your employees, including their mental health. This can be especially difficult as your employees begin to work from home while the risk of the Coronavirus is present. Unaddressed depression in the workplace (or, …
We at Guardian know that employers have many questions about resources in these unprecedented times. To that end, we have compiled a list of links for various sources of financial help and other information. We will continue to pass along information as it becomes available. The government has set up Benefits.gov, which walks users through …
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that it is temporarily relaxing Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification document review requirements during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Employers whose employees are working remotely to limit physical proximity during the national emergency will be permitted to review their employees’ identity and employment authorization documents remotely. Employers are …
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With many restaurants forced to close and numerous other businesses facing the prospect of laying off workers in response to the economic fallout from COVID-19, employers have to give careful attention to potential notice obligations under the federal WARN Act and its state equivalent, Cal-WARN. WARN and Cal-WARN require employers to give 60-day advance notice …
What actions do I have a take as an Employer if a shelter-in-place/stay-at-home is issued? Unless an essential service such as a grocery store, pharmacy, gas station, etc., employers must abide by these orders and keep employees at home. This is a matter of both employee and public safety and OSHA regulations demand that employers …
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The Senate passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act on March 18, 2020, an economic stimulus plan aimed at addressing the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on Americans and introducing paid sick leave and an expanded family and medical leave act to the nation’s employers. An earlier version of this Act (H.R. 6201) was previously …
May an employer send employees home if they display influenza-like symptoms during a pandemic? Yes. During a pandemic, how much information may an employer request from employees who report feeling ill at work or who call in sick? Employers may ask employees if they are experiencing influenza-like symptoms, such as fever or chills and a …
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As the new strain of coronavirus—and the respiratory illness it causes, known as COVID-19—spreads, employers nationwide are finding themselves faced with a myriad of questions. With progress of this disease constantly evolving, employer guidance is also changing on a very frequent basis. The White House, the Department of Labor (DOL), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission …
If you’re in HR, you’re no stranger to compliance management, forms, and deadlines—though keeping them all in order may be a different story. We want to be sure you’re equipped with the right information to keep everything on track year after year, from ACA to FLSA. That’s why we put together the HR compliance calendar …
Uber Technologies Inc. failed to persuade a judge to shield its drivers from California’s gig-worker protection law while the company challenges the landmark measure in court. A federal judge in Los Angles rejected a request by Uber and Postmates to temporarily block enforcement of Assembly Bill 5, which aims to convert gig-economy workers from independent contractors …
If you’re in HR, you’re no stranger to compliance management, forms, and deadlines—though keeping them all in order may be a different story. We want to be sure you’re equipped with the right information to keep everything on track year after year, from ACA to FLSA. That’s why we put together the HR compliance calendar …
Note: This calendar is designed to help our clients review the key human resources-related reporting and notice requirements that may apply to their organizations. Please note that this list is for general reference purposes only and is not all-inclusive. Many of the compliance requirements are complex ERISA or other statutory legal filings and responsibilities may vary depending on …
California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law several bills that will have significant impact on employers’ workplace obligations. Effective January 1, 2019, the new laws will restrict nondisclosure agreements and certain settlement agreements covering harassment and discrimination claims, significantly expand harassment training obligations (including for employers of under 50), require female quotas on California-headquartered …
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The United States Supreme Court has issued a landmark ruling in the case of United States v. Windsor, No. 12-307 (June 26, 2013), and an additional important decision in the matter of Hollingsworth, et al. v. Perry, No. 12-144 (June 26, 2013). THE DECISIONS In Windsor, the United States Supreme Court ruled the Defense of Marriage Act of …
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On Dec. 28, the IRS extended the due dates for new health care information reporting forms in 2016. Applicable Large Employers*, ALEs, and self-insuring employers, now have additional time to provide health coverage information for 2015 to individual taxpayers and the IRS. These employers must furnish individuals with either Form 1095-B or 1095-C by March 31, 2016. …
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Few would claim their favorite season is “tax season,” and this year, large employers have yet another reason to dread it: Mandatory filing requirements dictated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) kick in for 2015. If you are an applicable large employer (ALE), it’s important to note that you are responsible for filing Form 1094-C …
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released its long-awaited proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations containing the “white-collar” exemptions to the minimum wage and overtime requirements. Many employers have been anxiously awaiting the proposed regulations because early indications were that the new rules will make many employees who are currently …
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On February 25, 2015, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) adopted new regulations that define the term “spouse” for purposes of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). Under the regulations, which took effect on March 27, 2015, the term “spouse” includes all individuals in same-sex and opposite-sex marriages, without regard to …
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