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The New Stimulus Bill and the FFCRA
On December 21, 2020, Congress passed a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package which impacts the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (“FFCRA”). As a quick reminder, the FFCRA applies to employers with less than 500 employees and provides for 80 hours of COVID-19 related paid sick leave and up to 12 […]
Wed Dec 23, 9:22pm Share
EEOC Vaccination Updates
On December 16, 2020, the EEOC updated its COVID-19 related Q&A to reflect its newly established approach to employer mandated COVID-19 vaccinations. That new discussion can be found beginning at Section K in the link here. The discussion explains how employers may go about mandating employee vaccinations without violating various […]
Fri Dec 18, 2:33am Share
FFCRA paid leave may be concluding…but COVID is not.
As an employer, if you are covered by the FFCRA, you should assume that the FFCRA is going away in 2021. But, COVID is not. Therefore, you need to spend some time over the next few weeks figuring out your own plan for your employees to deal with any COVID-related […]
Thu Dec 10, 8:53pm Share
Updated DOL Guidance for Frequently Cited Standards Related to COVID-19 Inspections
On November 7th, the DOL issued guidance and an accompanying one-pager to help employers understand which standards are most frequently cited during coronavirus-related inspections. Please access the following links for quick reference: Guidance One-Pager for Frequently Cited Standards If you have any questions, please contact Bob Lepp at boblepp@mgwl.com or […]
Fri Nov 13, 10:48pm Share