COVID-19

Reconciling 2021’s Expanded NYS and FFCRA COVID-Related Leave Obligations

April 11, 2021COVID-19, New York Employers, Paid Leave Time

By Tracey I. Levy

The continuation of the payroll tax credits under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) through September 30, 2021, with an increased range of qualifying purposes, together with new guidance from the Ne... Read More..

ARPA Offers Financial Relief for Employers Facing NYS’s Latest COVID-19 Vaccine/Sick Leave Mandates

March 17, 2021COVID-19, HR Policies, New York City Employers, New York Employers, Paid Leave Time, Tri-State Employers

By Tracey I. Levy New York State employers face yet another payroll cost challenge as the state has now mandated, as of March 12, 2021, that employees be granted up to four hours of paid leave (separate from all existing paid time off benefits)... Read More..

Employers Keep Getting Pounded: TAKEAWAYS for Winter 2020/21

February 12, 2021Connecticut Employers, COVID-19, HR Policies, New Jersey Employers, New York City Employers, New York Employers

We invite New York, New Jersey and Connecticut employers to view the latest issue of Takeaways, our quarterly newsletter covering the most recent employment law changes. For ... Read More..

NYS Employers Required to Provide Multiple Rounds of COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave

January 26, 2021COVID-19, HR Policies, New York City Employers, New York Employers, Paid Leave Time, Sick and Safe Leave

By Tracey I. Levy Employers in New York State may have to pay employees at full salary for more than six weeks of COVID-19 leave (in addition to all other paid leave benefits offered by the employer or mandated by law) under new Read More..

Paternalism in the Age of COVID-19 Can Trip Up Well-Meaning Employers

January 17, 2021COVID-19, HR Policies, New York City Employers, New York Employers

By Tracey I. Levy Employers are authorized, and to some degree required, to intrude into their employees' personal lives and health issues as a screening tool to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. It is critical to remember, howe... Read More..

Extension of FFCRA Credit Helps NYS Employers

December 31, 2020COVID-19, HR Policies, New York Employers, Paid Leave Time, Wage and Hour Laws

By Tracey I. Levy As a post-script to our last blog post, the latest federal COVID-19 relief package, which was signed into la... Read More..

FFCRA Is Ending, But NYS Employers Still Have COVID-Leave Obligations

December 31, 2020COVID-19, HR Policies, Paid Leave Time

By Tracey I. Levy The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), which provides up to two weeks of paid, job-protected sick leave to covered employees for a variety of COVID-related reasons, and additional leave for care of a child rela... Read More..

DOL Revises Regulations to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

December 21, 2020COVID-19, HR Policies, Paid Leave Time

By Alexandra Lapes and Tracey Levy Effective as of September 16, 2020, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued revised regulations to its temporary rule issued on April 1, 2020, implementing provisions of the Families First Coronav... Read More..

Working Our Way to Normalcy: A Tri-State Guide to Reopening Your Business

January 27, 2021COVID-19, HR Policies, Others, Tri-State Employers

By Tracey Levy and Alexandra Lapes With the goal of getting employees back to work safely while ensuring business continuity, and in compliance with local, state, and federal laws, employers should consider the following key measures to take as... Read More..