by Paula Day | April 27, 2021 | Compliance Services, FMLA, Paid Leave Laws, The Coronavirus
In a pending Pennsylvania case (Payne v. Woods Services, Inc.), the trial court hints that the FMLA may apply in the case of an employee who is asymptomatic but tests positive for COVID-19 and is unable to telework. While the case survived a motion to dismiss, the...
by Lisa L. Carlson | August 27, 2020 | Compliance Services, FMLA, The Coronavirus, Uncategorized
Updated Aug. 28, 2020 with additional DOL guidance released after original publication With the new school year upon us, parents are faced with new child care concerns due to the continued risk of COVID-19 transmission and varying approaches to that risk by different...
by Mark Holloway | April 2, 2019 | FMLA, State and Local Issues
As we’ve done several times before, today’s blog will be breaking down the latest developments from the onslaught of state laws requiring employers to provide paid sick leave or to honor state paid family leave time. Paid family leave laws often require employers to...
by Lisa L. Carlson | January 25, 2019 | FMLA, Tax Issues
The 2017 overhaul of federal tax rules added a new tax credit for employers beginning in 2018 that may be taken by an employer when they offer certain family and medical leave benefits (see our prior Alert). The IRS has now issued a tax form that employers can use to...
by Lisa L. Carlson | March 29, 2017 | FMLA, Paid Leave Laws
The regulatory environment related to managing employee leave is becoming more like a giant hairball with each passing year, thanks to the trend of states, counties, cities and even the federal government enacting their own laws with detailed and differing...
