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COVID-19: Travel Ban Extensions and a Few Rays of Hope
As we enter the third month of travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, the initial panic in the
DOL Final Rule Will Shift 401(k) Participant Disclosures Online
A new Department of Labor final rule expands employers' ability to deliver retirement plan information by e-mail or by sending links to documents posted online. Greater use of e-disclosures is…
Hiring New Employees During COVID-19
Hiring continues during the COVID-19 pandemic, as some companies need to bring new employees on board to serve customer or product development needs. With states and even counties and municipalities…
Viewpoint: Cancelled Summer Camp Programs Raise FFCRA Leave Issues
Must an employee enroll their child in a summer program as a precondition to taking leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) if the program is cancelled? Recent…
H-1B Approvals Up from Last Year
Approval rates for H-1B and L-1 professional work visas rose in the second quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2020 (January-March) while requests for evidence (RFEs) remained high, according to
Bill Would Allow Businesses to Provide Some Benefits to Gig Workers
Congress is considering legislation that would allow businesses to provide health- and safety-related benefits to gig-economy workers during the coronavirus pandemic without creating an employer-employee relationship
Worker Must Show Supervisor Knew of Complaint to Prove Retaliation
An employee’s claim that her supervisor fired her in retaliation for protected conduct did not prove the supervisor’s knowledge of her recent discrimination complaint and so was properly dismissed, the…
When Is Fear a Protected Reason for Not Coming to Work?
When workers are scared to report to the worksite during the pandemic, an important question is why they are afraid: a generalized fear versus a specific, protected reason
Tips for Managers: Handling Politics and the Pandemic in the Workplace
As employees go back to their workplaces after lockdowns are lifted, they might disagree about how well the federal and state governments, as well as employers, are handling the pandemic.…