At the final hour in December of 2020, the U.S. Congress passed a law extending tax benefits under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)...
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California’s Latest Travel Quarantine Requirements
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the U.S., California continues to update its travel quarantine guidance. On January 6, 2021, the California Department of...
Telemedicine Visits May Qualify For FMLA Leave
In a December 29, 2020, Field Assistance Bulletin, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) addressed whether telemedicine visits qualify employees for FMLA leave. For a telemedicine...
HR Managers and Owners Try to Stop Fraudulent Unemployment Claims – and Fail
We are hearing reports from HR Managers and business owners that fraudulent unemployment claims are being filed in their names or in the names of...
Further Guidance on Colorado’s Healthy Families and Workplaces Act
On Wednesday, December 23, 2020, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) adopted temporary or emergency rules that amend the Wage Protection Rules. The...
COVID Relief Bill Extends Optional FFCRA Leave Through 3/31/21
On December 21, 2020, Congress passed a large appropriations bill containing $900B in COVID relief. President Trump signed the bill on December 27, 2020. The...
EEOC Issues COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance on Workplace Bias Issues
On December 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its COVID-19 guidance to discuss the COVID-19 vaccination and its implication on the laws they...
The COVID-19 Vaccine Dilemma
As of this writing, there are three COVID-19 vaccinations that may become available for specific populations as early as mid-December, pending Food and Drug Agency...
OSHA Is Writing Citations for COVID -19 Violations
Some groups have chided the current administration for not citing employers for safety and health violations due to the coronavirus, but the U. S. Department...
CDC Issues New Guidance on COVID Quarantine Time
The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their guidance for how long a person should self-isolate or quarantine after an exposure to COVID-19....