FFCRA Leave Mandate Expired 12/31/20
In March 2020, Congress passed and President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. FFCRA included mandates for up…
Social Security Number/Name No-Match Update
FELS has learned that the federal Social Security Administration (SSA) began sending "Employer Correction Request" (ECR) or “no-match” letters in…
UPDATE: Cal/OSHA’s New Emergency Standard on COVID-19 Prevention
The California Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Standards Board rolled out emergency temporary regulations on COVID-19 prevention governing…
Guidance for Implementation and Compliance with Presidential Memorandum Deferring Employee Social Security Tax Withholding
On August 8, 2020, President Trump directed the Secretary of the Treasury to allow employees to defer the payment of the employee share of payroll taxes…
DOL Issues Revised FFCRA Regs
In response to an early August ruling from a federal judge in a lawsuit brought by the state government of New York, the U.S. Department of Labor issued…
Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Under AB 1867
On September 9, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1867 into law creating two new Labor Code sections: 248 (food service workers) and 248.1(covered…
Cal/OSHA Night Work Regulation Resources from FELS
Regulatory Text: Effective July 1, 2020: Cal/OSHA regulations for outdoor agricultural operations during hours of darkness Ag Night Work…
