The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a statement withdrawing its recently enacted final rule to clarify the independent contractor classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The withdrawal will be effective May 6. According to the DOL , […]
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19th February 2021
Lisa Y. Bowman Selected for the 2021 SuperLawyers List
Lisa Y. Bowman has been selected for the 2021 Georgia Super Lawyers List. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. About […]
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30th November 2020
Can Employers Make COVID-19 Vaccinations Mandatory?
As COVID-19 vaccinations are approved for distribution and become more widely available, employers will inevitably face many questions. One major question will be whether employers can make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory? If so, what about employees who refuse to take a […]
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10th September 2020
DOL Updates – Families First Coronavirus Response Act
As we previously reported, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) provides that covered employers (generally, private employers with less than 500 employees) must provide two weeks (up to 80 hours) of emergency paid sick leave to all employees and up to […]
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31st March 2020
UPDATE: THE FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT
On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) into law. Among other things, the FFCRA includes employment-related provisions, such as the Emergency Family and Medical Leave and Expansion Act and the Emergency Paid Sick […]
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16th March 2020
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act
In response to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, on March 14, 2020, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”). This Act not only requires private health insurance companies and government-funded programs to provide free Coronavirus testing, it […]
DOL , Employment Law , FLSA , Leave Law , Uncategorized , Wage and Hour Law , Work Breaks
18th December 2019
NEW REGULAR RATE OF PAY RULE
For the first time in more than 50 years, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has updated its interpretation of the definition of “regular rate of pay” in the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), which is used to calculate overtime […]
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22nd August 2019
FMLA Leave and IEP Meetings
On August 8, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor released an opinion letter which discussed whether an employee may take FMLA leave intermittently to attend school meetings for their children held pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”). […]
DOL , Uncategorized , Wage and Hour Law
19th March 2019
New DOL Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
On March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) that proposes a new rule regarding overtime pay. Currently, employees who make less than $455 per week must be paid overtime for all […]
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13th September 2018
Employers & The Affordable Care Act
What is the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”)? Signed into law in 2010, the ACA (actually entitled the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act) required every US citizen to have health insurance or pay a tax penalty. (Note: In December 2017, President […]
