Tag archives: FLSA

US: DOL issues guidance on coronavirus paid leave rule and clarifies coverage for stay-at-home orders

Marjorie Glover (US)James HughesBy Marjorie Glover (US) and James Hughes on Posted in Coronavirus, North America, United States
On April 1, 2020, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued a temporary rule providing key guidance on paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The rule clarifies that employees covered under a federal, state or local stay–at-home order may be eligible for paid FFCRA leave but only if work or telework … Continue reading

US DOL issues new guidance on COVID-19 paid sick and family leave

Marjorie Glover (US)By Marjorie Glover (US) on Posted in Coronavirus, North America, United States
The US Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance which answers a number of key questions on the new federal coronavirus paid sick leave and emergency Family and Medical Leave Act leave, including when the law takes effect, how to count employees for purposes of the 500-employee threshold, how to treat related employers and other key … Continue reading

United States federal coronavirus law requires some employers to provide paid leave

Marjorie Glover (US)By Marjorie Glover (US) on Posted in Coronavirus, General, North America, United States
On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which provides relief to families and workers facing the global coronavirus pandemic. The FFCRA provides: (1) free diagnostic testing for coronavirus; (2) food assistance to low-income pregnant women and mothers with young children, food banks, seniors and students; (3) … Continue reading

US employment law considerations for COVID-19 coronavirus

Joseph Dole (US)Marjorie Glover (US)Nandini Rao (US)Andrew Yeh (US)By Joseph Dole (US), Marjorie Glover (US), Nandini Rao (US) and Andrew Yeh (US) on Posted in Coronavirus, North America, United States
COVID-19, the 2019 novel coronavirus (“COVID-19” or the “coronavirus”) is naturally on the minds of US employers as the number of cases in the US continues to rise. Although the Centers for Disease Control is still advising that most people in the US have a low immediate risk of exposure, that could change and employers … Continue reading

DOL issues new opinions on FMLA and FLSA

Rachel Kurth (US)Margaret Rudolph (US)By Rachel Kurth (US) and Margaret Rudolph (US) on Posted in North America, United States
Key opinion letter allows FMLA leave for voluntary organ donation Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued six advisory opinion letters on various Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) and Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) issues.  From time to time, opinion letters such as these are issued to provide legal guidance to … Continue reading

DOL to appeal injunction against new overtime regulations

Andrew Yeh (US)Matt Heller (US)By Andrew Yeh (US) and Matt Heller (US) on Posted in United States
Despite the fact that the U.S. Department of Labor’s new overtime regulations were set to go into effect on December 1st, the validity of the regulations remains unsettled. We previously reported that on November 22nd, Judge Amos Mazzant of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted a nationwide injunction precluding … Continue reading

Texas federal judge puts the brakes on the DOL’s new overtime regulations

Global Workplace InsiderKimberly Cheeseman (US)Matt Heller (US)By Mario Barrera (US), Kimberly Cheeseman (US) and Matt Heller (US) on Posted in General, United States
Employers who had been searching for a way to best  implement the Department of Labor’s new overtime regulations (the “Final Rule”), which are set to go into effect on December 1, 2016, received an early holiday gift on Tuesday, and from one of President Obama’s appointed jurists, no less.  On November 22nd, Judge Amos Mazzant … Continue reading

Overtime overhaul – small businesses want more time to prepare

Norlynn Price (US)By Norlynn Price (US) on Posted in United States
With just about 90 days to go before the U.S. Department of Labor’s final rule dramatically updating overtime regulations is scheduled to go into effect, small business owners have petitioned the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division seeking more time to prepare for and implement changes to the way they operate their businesses so that they … Continue reading

US DOL finalizes new rule expanding overtime coverage

Dennis Jackson (US)Margaret Rudolph (US)By Dennis Jackson (US) and Margaret Rudolph (US) on Posted in United States
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has finalized a new rule expanding the number of employees entitled to receive overtime pay for work in excess of 40 hours in a regular workweek, by doubling the salary needed for executive, administrative, and professional workers to qualify as exempt and by raising the compensation needed to qualify … Continue reading

Obamacare: does it hide a potent whistleblower pill?

Global Workplace InsiderJames HughesBy Mario Barrera (US) and James Hughes on Posted in United States, Whistleblowing
The Affordable Care Act (ACA)—or “Obamacare”—has gotten plenty of attention due to technical glitches with the HealthCare.gov website, consumers’ difficulties obtaining (or keeping) insurance through the exchanges, and Health Secretary Sibelius’s recent resignation. But some notable provisions of the ACA have gone largely unremarked—particularly an amendment to Title 29 of the U.S. Code. Added by … Continue reading
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