Jan 15, 2021 | Employment Law
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) weighed in again on the question of employee travel time between home and office, i.e., whether or under what circumstances it is compensable under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for “an employee who chooses to telework for part...
Jan 15, 2021 | Employment Law
The arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine foretells a return to normalcy (or some semblance of normalcy) in the workplace and beyond. As the vaccine becomes more widely available, many employers are grappling with the question of whether they can require employees to get...
Jan 13, 2021 | Employment Law
The paid leave requirements of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) expired on December 31, 2020, but employers who choose to continue providing such paid leave can benefit from the FFCRA tax credit through March 31, 2021. From April 1, 2020 to...
Jan 8, 2021 | Employment Law
2020 will undoubtedly be remembered as the year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and as the year that telework gained widespread acceptance in the U.S. While remote work creates several benefits for employers, it also comes with some challenges. In guidance issued this week,...
Jan 4, 2021 | Employment Law
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued guidance clarifying that telemedicine examinations or treatment, which have become increasingly widespread by necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic, may be used by employees as the equivalent of an “in-person visit to a...
Dec 28, 2020 | Employment Law
As a Court of Appeals panel in Richmond pointed out recently, employer FLSA obligations are simple enough for employees who receive a traditional hourly wage but get far murkier and more complicated in the restaurant industry, where employees typically receive...
