Employment and Labor

This post was written by Jim O’Connor, Rachel Felton and Justin Barron. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a temporary rule providing additional information on the paid leave [...]

This post was written by Jim O’Connor, Rachel Felton and Justin Barron. Under the recent Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), employers with fewer than 500 employees must [...]

This post was written by Justin Barron. The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a model notice that employers covered by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”) must post in a [...]

The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) has issued its first round of guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”) that was passed last week. [...]

1. Is Governor Wolf’s Order closing all non-life sustaining businesses valid? Yes. The law gives the Governor broad powers during disaster emergencies. Assume the Order is valid and comply with [...]

President Trump has signed emergency legislation that expands the Family and Medical Leave Act to cover coronavirus related leave and provides for emergency paid sick leave. The legislation, [...]

Last week, we outlined CDC-approved recommendations for employers to take to determine the risk of, and to prevent workplace exposures to, the coronavirus/COVID-19. The EEOC recently updated its [...]

Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announced that employees who are out of work due to COVID-19 may be eligible for unemployment compensation benefits under the [...]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published an Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to outline its recommended strategies for employers to use in responding [...]

On March 15, 2020, the long-contested Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act (the “Act”) will officially take effect. Under the Act, all employers with employees working in the City of [...]