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Masks On? What Employers Need to Know About Face Coverings at Work
The future of work will involve a lot of face masks, at least in the short run, as companies do all they can to curtail the spread of COVID-19. But the rules and expectations for face masks are evolving rapidly. Should employers provide masks? Where and when should...
COBRA Relief for Employers & Employees Due to COVID-19
The impacts of the COVID-19 National emergency have been vast. As a result, many employers and employees are struggling to meet various filing, notice, election, or other deadlines. In order to ease the burden on employers, health plans and participants, on April 28,...
EEOC Issues New COVID-19 Guidance
(COVID-19 UPDATE) April 17, 2020 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency responsible for enforcing workplace job bias laws, recently published updated guidance on compliance with EEO laws during the COVID-19 pandemic. Disability...
Reduced Price on Online Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
Employers with five or more employees (including temporary or seasonal employees) still must conduct sexual harassment training for all employees before January 1, 2021. If you have your employees working remotely, now might be a good time to take advantage of our...
US Department of Labor’s Temporary Regulations Small Business Hardship Exemption
A company with less than 50 employees may request a hardship exemption from providing sick leave and emergency-FMLA under the Families First Act (FFCRA). The Department of Labor has issued temporary regulations concerning a hardship exemption as follows: A small...
COVID-19 HIPAA Compliance Checklist
Our HIPAA Compliance partner TOTALHIPAA created this compliance checklist for employers with remote employees due to the COVID-19 Stay at Home requirements. There is great information to protect your company and confidential information. How do companies who do not...
COVID-19: FEDERAL “CARES ACT” PROVIDES ECONOMIC RELIEF TO BUSINESSES AND WORKERS
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), authorizing $2 trillion in emergency spending to support the economy. The CARES Act provides forgivable SBA loans for small businesses that maintain...
COVID-19 FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT
On March 18, 2020, the Senate approved House of Representatives Bill 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“the Act”). The Act provides for additional paid leave, extends job-protected leave, establishes free COVID-19 testing, protects public health...
Coronavirus Information
As of today, March 3, 2020 there have been 89,879 reported cases of the Coronavirus and less than 3% fatalities. In the United States there have only been 91 cases resulting in two deaths out of 330 million Americans, however, everyone is talking about the Coronavirus...
Swimming Through the Morass of California Leaves of Absence Laws
Sherry Shavit, Esq. Tharpe & Howell FMLA, CFRA, ADA, FEHA, PDL, PSL, WC and more... the alphabet soup of complying with federal and state leave of absence laws can be daunting and is one of the easiest – and most common – traps for California employers to fall...
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