A federal judge in Sherman, Texas on Monday issued an injunction blocking enforcement of the City of Dallas Paid Sick Leave Ordinance (“Ordinance”). Businesses with employees in Dallas for now will not need to comply with the Ordinance […]
During the COVID-19 national emergency, employers are faced with difficult choices, incorporating critical strategies and significant new requirements under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief […]
The biggest lifeline out there was just passed by Congress and signed by the President on Friday, March 27, 2020. That’s the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES” or the “Act”), the largest stimulus […]
Today, March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the largest and most comprehensive act to aid businesses, employers and employees, particularly in the small business segment, during this COVID-19 pandemic. The hefty price tag, $2 trillion, will provide […]
On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or the “Act”), into law. The law overhauls leave requirements for employers – amending the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA […]
COVID-19 has already significantly impacted the U.S. in unprecedented ways. In response, Congress passed and President Trump signed into law yesterday evening a law designed to provide relief to families impacted by the recent coronavirus COVID […]
AJ’s Answer: The question posed, in my view, requires a larger look at our businesses and what we want to accomplish, how we want to do that, what we actually are able to do, and what makes sense for our business and employees. The answer […]
By law - If the person is working at home, then they would be paid for all work from home. Location is not the issue; work on behalf of the employer is the issue, and, we, of course, pay for all work performed. Whether that pay is for a couple […]
On January 12, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced its final rule ("Final Rule") to revise and update the standard for determining "joint employer" status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) – the federal law […]
While we Americans act in many ways as a single entity—THE United States of America—we are, in a lot of other ways, still a loose affiliation of single states, with separate governments and laws. That was probably just fine in the 1700 […]
Workplace violence, defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") as "any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation or other threatening behavior that occurs at the worksite" has become front […]
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employees must receive at least time and one-half their regular pay rate for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek unless an exemption applies. For an exemption to apply, an employee’s specific job duties […]