Dec 17, 2020
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released updated guidance on COVID-19, the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and other EEO Laws. Their publication is in a question-and-answer format covering many areas of concern, including circumstances where an...
Dec 7, 2020
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued an opinion letter to help employers understand and calculate overtime for employees who are paid on a piece-rate basis where workers have both productive and non-productive work hours.Piece rate compensation is generally...
Nov 17, 2020
In their recent opinion letter, FLSA2020-16, the Department of Labor (DOL) examined three scenarios regarding travel and compensation for nonexempt foreman and laborers in the construction industry. The scenarios were:Scenario One: Local job sites.The job site is...
Nov 16, 2020
OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently announced that they have fined over 179 worksites for a sum of nearly $2.5 million due to coronavirus-related violations. Under OSHA rules, it is an employer’s responsibility to keep workers safe and...
Oct 30, 2020
On Wednesday, October 21st the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held a press conference announcing an updated definition of what constitutes “close contact” relating to the coronavirus. Under the previous definition, the CDC held that a close contact...
Oct 12, 2020
On October 8, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA), in conjunction with the Treasury Department released a simplified loan forgiveness application for loans provided under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The simplified application shall be used for...
Oct 12, 2020
On August 4, 2020, we published a blog titled FFCRA Rules Struck Down. Since publishing that post, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has updated its guidance regarding some of the contested issues including advance notice requirements, intermittent leave, and the...
Oct 6, 2020
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) changed how retirement plan disclosure documents may be distributed. This rule change will affect over 700,000 retirement plans that are covered under ERISA and must provide multiple paper disclosures to plan...
Sep 24, 2020
On September 22nd, the U.S. Department of Labor, (DOL) issued a proposed rule that would re-write the process by which a worker is determined to be an employee or independent contractor. The proposed rule, (which will be open for thirty days of public comments once...
Aug 31, 2020
Telecommuting (also known as working from home), was introduced back in the 1970’s and as technology has advanced, it has steadily expanded. Today, the large number of Americans working from home due to COVID-19 has allowed many businesses to continue operations...
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