In March 2020, Congress passed and President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. FFCRA included mandates for up to 80 hours of emergency Paid Sick Leave for employees of employers of 500 or fewer employees impacted by COVID-19 with tax credits to defray the cost to employers of that leave, as well as expanded Family […]
FELS Newsletter: COVID-19
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 employers and workplaces on November 19th. The new regulations have been approved by California’s Office of Administrative Law and is effective immediately and will expire in six months unless readopted for up to two consecutive 90-day periods. […]
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 due to COVID-19. The IRS has now issued official guidance (IRS Notice 2020-65). Unfortunately, the guidance is not very clear. We are providing a brief overview of program here. […]
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 revised regulations implementing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) emergency paid sick leave and expanded Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave. That judge’s ruling found […]
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 workers), and also amending Labor Code section 248.5 (enforcement procedures). The provisions are effective immediately, and require all private businesses with 500 or more employees nationwide (as well as certain […]
