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SCOTUS Issues Employers Relief in PAGA Actions
Since 2004, the Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) has been a thorn in the side of employers in the State of California. Indeed, there are approximately 17 PAGA actions filed every day in the state. A PAGA claim allows a … Continue reading
Supreme Court Confronts OSHA ETS
In a specially scheduled oral argument today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard two issues involving the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”). One issue pertained to the merits of the appeal and whether the OSHA ETS was valid and enforceable. The … Continue reading
California’s New COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave—Senate Bill No. 95
On March 19, 2021, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill No. 95 which requires covered employers to provide a new bank of supplemental paid sick leave for certain COVID-19-related reasons. This bill goes into effect 10 days from enactment, on March 29, 2021, … Continue reading
Posted in California, Sick Leave
| Tagged California, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FFCRA, Paid Sick Leave
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Eligibility for Families First Coronavirus Response Act Leave Under Different School Reopening Models
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) provides covered employees with up to 10 days of emergency paid sick leave and up to 12 workweeks of expanded family and medical leave, 10 workweeks of which are paid, if they cannot … Continue reading
Posted in DOL
| Tagged Coronavirus, COVID-19, DOL, FFCRA, School Reopening, USDOL
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Updated EEOC Guidance for Employers Permits Testing for COVID-19
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently published updated and expanded technical assistance addressing questions arising under federal equal employment opportunity laws related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The April 23, 2020 guidance, “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and … Continue reading
Posted in ADA, EEOC, Snell & Wilmer
| Tagged Coronavirus, COVID-19, EEOC Guidance
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