On March 12, 2021, New York passed a new law requiring all New York employers to provide up to four (4) hours of paid leave for the purposes of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. New York is the first state to implement paid leave specifically limited to time spent getting vaccinated. The law is effective as
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The Department of Labor (DOL) May Issue Revised Rules Regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Posted in COVID-19
On August 3, 2020, a court in the Southern District of New York vacated portions of the Department of Labor’s Regulations Regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) (discussed here). In the wake of that decision, employers have scrambled to understand how to proceed and wondered whether the DOL would update or revise…
DOL Issues Guidance for Tracking Non-Exempt Remote Workers’ Time
Posted in COVID-19
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2020-5 (Bulletin) in late August 2020 that addressed the subject of an employer’s obligation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to exercise reasonable diligence in tracking the hours of work for non-exempt employees working remotely. The…