11/4/20
By: Caitlin McQueen Tubbesing The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky recently issued one of only a handful of federal court opinions[1] addressing the labor provisions in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). In Mindy Thornberry v. Powell County Detention Center, the court dismissed Plaintiff’s complaint alleging dissatisfaction with an…
9/2/20
By: Catherine Scott On August 27, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued three new answers to its Frequently Asked Questions regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). All three of these questions addressed employees’ questions regarding whether they would be entitled to paid leave under the FFCRA in the event their children’s schools returned on a…
8/10/20
By: Ashley Hobson On August 3, 2020, a federal judge in the Southern District of New York threw a major curveball to employers trying to comply with the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA) when it upheld the New York Attorney General’s challenges to a…
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Temporary Regulations for Families First Coronavirus Response Act
4/8/20
By: Catherine Scott, Natalie Pulley and Gregory Blueford On April 6, 2020, U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published its most comprehensive interpretation of the paid leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “FFCRA”). These temporary regulations expand on the additional guidance provided by the DOL, which our firm previously discussed here. Key…
3/25/20
By: Robert Young In the time since the President signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or the Act) into law a few days ago, employers have asked many questions about how the new legislation will affect them once it goes into effect. To answer these questions, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage…