15 Jul DOL Issues RFI on Paid Family and Medical Leave
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is seeking information from the public about the effectiveness of paid employee family and medical leave.
In a Request for Information (RFI) issued July 15, 2020, the DOL said it intends to gather information about the effectiveness of current state-and employer-provided paid leave programs, and how access or lack of access to these programs impacts workers and their families.
The RFI explains that “paid leave programs” for its purposes refers to paid family and medical leave to care for a family member’s, or for one’s own, health.
02 Jul DOL Launches Employee Tool for Assessing FFCRA Leave Eligibility
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has created an online tool to help workers determine whether they qualify for paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The tool works by posing a series of questions that help employees assess whether the paid leave provisions of […]
25 Jun DOL Issues Five New Fair Labor Standards Act Opinion Letters
On June 25, 2020 the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published five new opinion letters. Opinion letters provide the DOL’s official position on how labor and employment standards apply in specific situations. The new letters clarify compliance issues with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Outside Sales Exemption FLSA2020-6 answers the question of whether […]