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Additional Guidance on the FLSA, FMLA and the FFCRA during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) of the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced on Monday, July 20, 2020 that it has provided...
Jul 21, 2020


How to Prevent Discrimination & Avoid Violations under Title VI during the COVID-19 Pandemic
As part of the national response to the COVID‐19 public health emergency, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provided...
Jul 21, 2020


New York State Passes Paid Sick Leave Law That Is Unrelated to COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave
New York State recently added Section 196-b to the New York Labor Law, implementing statewide paid sick leave as of the 2020-2021 fiscal...
Jul 10, 2020


Department of Labor to Pull Back on Seeking Pre-litigation Liquidated Damages from Employers
As one of the measures calling for economic relief for those affected by COVID-19, in May, 2020, President Trump’s office issued an...
Jul 10, 2020


NY State Senate Bill S8192B-Tenants Receive Additional Relief
On June 30, 2020 Governor Cuomo signed into law Senate bill S8192B and expanded the protections granted to struggling residential tenants...
Jul 7, 2020


Bare Minimum Level of Scrutiny Applied to Federal Rule Requiring Publication of Hospital Price Sheet
A recent decision out of the United States District Court of the District of Columbia upheld a new federal rule requiring hospitals in...
Jul 6, 2020


Updated Guidance Regarding Summer Camps And Summer Programs Under FFCRA Paid Leave
We previously issued a legal bulletin addressing how summer vacation affects the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)...
Jun 29, 2020


Executive Order 205-Employees Who Quarantine for Travel Advisory are NOT Entitled to Paid Sick Leave
We previously issued a legal bulletin addressing Executive Order 205, which originally was silent on whether employees who traveled from...
Jun 29, 2020
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