by Rob Gilmore | May 18, 2020 | Employment, Government
By Rob Gilmore and Melissa Yasinow With stay-at-home orders lifting across the country, employers are focused on safely and legally re-opening their doors. As we discussed in our April 30 post, COVID-19 & Safe Return to Work, the Equal Employment Opportunity...
by Rob Gilmore | Apr 30, 2020 | Employment, Government
By Rob Gilmore and Lyndsay Ross With the forthcoming prospect of stay-at-home orders slowly being lifted, employers are soon to be confronted with a new set of COVID-19 related issues: how to safely (and legally) return employees to work. While natural for employers...
by Rob Gilmore | Apr 19, 2020 | Employment, Government
By Rob Gilmore & Lyndsay Ross While the COVID-19 crisis is ongoing, we are beginning to receive clarity as to the current state of employment law. The Department of Labor has issued regulations (and corrections) which fill in the holes left by the Families First...
by Rob Gilmore | Mar 29, 2020 | Employment, Government
By Kirsten Mooney and Rob Gilmore The Families First Coronavirus Response Act, signed into law March 18, 2020, provides those “covered” employees with paid leave in certain circumstances. There are two main provisions of the Act: Emergency Paid Sick Leave and an...
by Rob Gilmore | Mar 26, 2020 | Employment, Individuals and Family
By Kirsten Mooney and Rob Gilmore The Department of Labor (DOL) issued initial guidance Tuesday concerning the recently enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The guidance answers many questions employers may now face in light of the Act’s various...