The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) goes into effect on April 1, 2020. Since the FFCRA was signed into law on March 18, 2020 (as we reported here), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a series of guidelines and Q&As to help employers navigate the new required benefits. On Tuesday, March 24, … Continued
President Trump signed into law Wednesday, March 18, 2020, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which passed in a 90-8 vote in the Senate. The final version of the legislation contains important changes from the iteration of the bill discussed in our earlier published blog including eligible leave reasons, leave compensation caps, and voluntary exclusions … Continued
At ReedGroup, we manage employee leaves of absence, so we are acutely aware that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is causing huge disruption for most employers. ReedGroup will continue to offer its clients coronavirus guidance as developments arise in the coming days and weeks. As COVID-19 cases rise rapidly in the United States, administrative agencies have … Continued
On Friday evening, the House passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, H.R. 6201, which expands protections under the FMLA and expands paid leave time to employees impacted by the coronavirus crisis. Though the bill still has to make it through the Senate, some of the key components are expected to remain the same. The … Continued
After a powerful storm early on Tuesday, March 3 left at least twenty-five deaths and extensive damage in several counties in central Tennessee, ReedGroup is keeping our colleagues, their families, and all Tennesseans in our thoughts. We’re committed to serving our clients’ employees with compassion. Here are some reminders and considerations when it comes to disability, leave, and … Continued
Recent military deployments to the Middle East may result in employers seeing an increase in military-related leave requests. When managing leave of absence requests from members of the military, employers have two statutory provisions to consider. The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act ((USERRA). Both laws provide job … Continued
Tennessee will become the tenth state to offer paid leave to state employees. On January 7, 2020, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed an Executive Order that will provide up to 12 weeks of paid leave for state employees to care for their children, family members, family members on active military duty, and for their own … Continued
The Washington Employment Security Department (ESD) made available its Paid Family & Medical Leave (PFML) poster and employer notice to employees. By January 1, 2020, employers with employees working in Washington must post the mandatory PFML poster in a conspicuous place in their Washington worksites. Employers also must provide the notice to employees who may … Continued
On January 23, 2019, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (Department) provided our first look at its draft regulations for the Commonwealth’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program (MA PFML). As we’ve previously written, the MA PFML will provide temporary wage replacement to eligible workers when they take medical or family leave for … Continued
As we reported in September, Michigan legislators passed a paid sick and safe leave law that will require employers to provide up to 72 hours of paid sick leave to eligible employees each year. But before that law could go into effect in March 2019, those same legislators passed Senate Bill 1175 which significantly waters … Continued
