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Showing 3 posts from September 2020.
UPDATED - EEOC Releases Guidance on ADA Issues and COVID-19 for Employers
Posted In ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (“ADAAA”), Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), COVID-19, EEOC
In April 2020, the EEOC began publishing guidance for employers on how to comply with ADA and other anti-discrimination laws and regulations in the face of COVID-19. More >
WARNING: DOL Moves the Goalposts on FFCRA for Healthcare Providers
Posted In Coronavirus, COVID-19, Department of Labor ("DOL"), Employment Law, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FFCRA, Health Care Law
When the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) was passed, healthcare providers breathed a sigh of relief to see that an exception had been carved out for them regarding the mandatory leave provisions of the law. This exclusion permitted entities with less than 500 employees to exclude “health care providers” from mandatory leave provisions. The first rules to interpret this provision defined “health care providers” in such a manner that all employees of a healthcare provider that itself met the definition would also meet the exclusion. This interpretation is no more. More >
Alternate and Hybrid School Schedules Give Parents Stronger Rights to Leave Under New FFCRA Guidance
On September 11, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued new guidance clarifying portions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ("FFCRA"). In an important decision for working parents, the definition of “intermittent leave” was clarified to expressly exclude instances in which employees take FFCRA leave to care for their children whose schools are operating on alternate or hybrid-attendance schedules. More >
