COVID-19 U.S. Employment Law Update and Guidance for Employers

This legislation makes sweeping changes to an employer’s legal obligations:

1. Imposing a general paid sick and safe leave mandate on all employers with fewer than 500 employees, with additional time for public health emergencies
2. Temporarily and vastly expanding coverage and imposing a paid leave requirement under the Family and Medical Leave Act for reasons associated with COVID-19 on most employers with fewer than 500 employees
3. Making unemployment benefits available for reasons associated with COVID-19
4. Giving a tax credit for paid sick and paid family and medical leave

As the coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc on markets and industries in the U.S. and around the world, businesses are now confronting significant and unique challenges.

Successful navigation of these challenges will require thoughtful and comprehensive planning. Chief among those challenges is the implementation of new legal requirements for employers during this challenging time. On March 20, 2020, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).

Contained within the FFCRA are two sections dealing with employee leave rights. Each has its own name, the Emergency Family Medical Leave Expansion Act (“EFMLEA”) and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (“EPSLA”).

The current bill is only a temporary relief measure and both the expanded Family and Medical Leave and the Paid Sick Pay Provisions expire on December 31, 2020.

Additionally, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) was signed into law on March 27, 2020. CARES include one-time payments to individuals, strengthens unemployment insurance, and provides additional health care funding, as well as loans and grants to businesses to deter layoffs.

It’s imperative that employers are well-versed in the provisions of these new pieces of legislation. This webinar will provide participants with the information necessary to be in compliance.

Areas Covered in the Session:

1. What is COVID-19?
2. New legislation: What is the Families First CoronaVirus Response Act (FFCRA)?
3. Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA)
4. Emergency Family & Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA)
5. CornoaVirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act
6. Covered employers under FFCRA
7. Small business exemption
8. Employer posting requirements
9. Employee eligibility
10. Qualifying reasons for leave
11. Amount and use of leave
12. Effect on employees’ health benefits
13. Employee notice requirements
14. Employee documentation requirements
15. Enforcement of regulations
16. Compensation under EFMLEA & the FMLA
17. Telework under the EPSLA & EFMLEA
18. Key compliance steps under FFCRA

1. Senior Leadership
2. Human Resources Professionals
3. Compliance Professionals
4. Operations Professionals
5. Accounting Professionals
6. Recruiting Professionals
7. Managers & Supervisors
8. Project Managers
9. Team Leaders
10. Employees

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