U.S. Department of Labor investigating FFCRA violations, but provides guidance related to COVID-19 and workplace safety, wage and hour law, and other labor issues

Employers and attorneys who advise them should be aware that the United States Department of Labor (DOL) is actively investigating alleged violations of the paid sick leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).  As just one example, the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division recently found a Texas road construction company failed to […]

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EEOC Guidance Provides Employers Answers to Numerous Questions Related to COVID-19 and the Workplace

Earlier this year, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission established a webpage titled “Coronavirus and COVID-19,” with the goal of consolidating information, questions, and answers about the interplay between equal employment opportunity laws and COVID-19.  One of the most useful tools available on the webpage is the EEOC’s question and answer document titled, “What […]

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