Information for employers and employees, in relation to the recently-enacted Family First Coronavirus Response Act ("FFCRA") Basic Considerations The FFCRA requires that covered employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. Covered emp...
Employer Obligations and Employee Rights concerning the Coronavirus outbreak. There have been some very recent changes in response to this public health emergency, so please ensure you are in compliance. First, to remind you that on Thursday, March 19, 2020, the California Governor issued an Order t...
The recently passed Families First Coronavirus Response Act makes substantial changes to sick and FMLA leave for businesses and employees in 2020. The FFCRA provides new benefits to employees through two new laws: The Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion...
A summary of the new Families First CoronaVirus Response Act ("FFCRA") and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act ("EFMLEA") and the implications for Employees. New Employee Leave Rights Under FFCRA The FFCRA—in addition to expanding FMLA coverage—has created a new category of paid tim...
This list provides a summary regarding California's WARN Act, which requires larger employers to provide advance notice prior to a mass layoff. The Right to Notice For employees of larger organizations (75 employees in the past year), the Cal-WARN Act is triggered when there is a "mass layoff." This...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared COVID-19 to be an international pandemic. What rights do Illinois employees have when it comes to health, safety, employment, and unemployment? Temporarily Laid Off Illinois Employees Can Collect Unemployment Benefits If you work for a major airline, ...
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act has become law with an effective date of April 2, 2020. The Act expires on December 31, 2020. Please note that the Act was just passed. There are no administrative or judicial decisions interpreting the Act nor has the Constitutionality of the Act yet been...
This article explains the reciprocal nature of the ethical requirements governing all Tax Professionals. It also explains a taxpayer’s rights when confronted with unethical and inappropriate conduct. It then explains the tools available to Tax Professionals to report any ethical violations. Finally,...
The equal employment statutes affect all phases of the employment process, from the initial advertising of a job vacancy through the hiring, promotion, discipline, termination, and retirement of an employee. The rule remains the same at each stage of the employment process: an employer is prohibited...
