You’ve found out an employee either tested positive for COVID or was in close contact with someone who did. Of course, you need to let the employee quarantine. Isn’t that a no-brainer? You would think so. Not only should you let the employee quarantine, but you should also require it. What’s the problem, then? Not […]
FFCRA is About to Expire — But You Might Still Have to Grant Your Employees COVID Leave
Today is December 10th. I know you don’t need me to tell you today’s date, but I’m going somewhere with it. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) will expire in exactly three weeks. Can Congress extend the FFCRA? Sure. There’s no sign that it will do so at the moment, though. Could Congress resurrect […]
Even More Guidance on COVID-19, FMLA, FLSA and FFCRA
To say that COVID-19 has shaped the year would be an understatement. COVID-19 will probably shape the decade at the very least. Just as we think we are getting a handle on how to respond, we see a new challenge. As employers, you may experience this phenomenon daily or even more frequently. As I have […]
COVID-19: Can You Screen Employees? Can You Require Documentation? What CAN’T You Do?
In the space of 2 weeks, COVID-19 has resulted in new laws, on both the federal and state level. The workplace looks and feels much different, as many are either out of work or working from home. It took a pandemic just to get a federal law that temporarily allows paid sick and limited paid […]
Can Someone Give A Brief Explanation of the FFCRA Benefits and the Tax Credits?? Please???
Whatever else happens in 2020 it’s safe to assume it will forever be remembered as the year of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Despite there being a lot of information out there about the FFCRA, there still seems to be a lot of confusion. In this post, I endeavor to provide some clarity with relatively brief overviews […]