Employees Can’t Choose Unemployment Compensation Over Suitable Work

Furloughed Workers May Face Fraud Charges For Collecting Unemployment After Receiving Offer to Work

As businesses will soon begin to gradually reopen, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, Office of Unemployment Compensation’s website  (www.pa.us.gov) tells Employers to …

Processing Wage Garnishments During COVID-19

Employers Obligations and Considerations For Wage Garnishments

An Employer’s duties and responsibilities to process wage garnishments continue during the COVID-19 pandemic. Compliance with court-ordered deductions and garnishments are to be maintained to avoid a potential judgment from a court finding …

OSHA Releases Plan For Investigating COVID-19 Claims In The Workplace

DOL Provides New Guidance Regarding Inspections During  Coronavirus Pandemic

The U.S. Department of Labor released OSHA’s Interim Enforcement Response Plan providing guidance to Employers and workers on how OSHA will conduct inspections and also providing direction to the agency and …

Part 2: Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act

Division C of H.R. 6201 amends the FMLA to provide up to 12 weeks of family leave to eligible employees of covered employers because of qualifying needs related to childcare coverage “(Public Health …

DOL Mandatory Poster For Employers With Fewer Than 500 Employees

Employee Rights, Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Effective April 1, 2020, the Department of Labor has mandated that each covered employer post a notice of the Families First Coronavirus …

What Employers Need To Know About Temperature Tests

EEOC Guidelines Support That Employers Can Temperature-Test Employees as a Condition of Working

As the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic; temperature-testing employees as a condition of working is permissible. Also, the Centers for Disease …

Employer Guidance: Emergency “Families First Coronavirus Response Act”

Employers With Fewer Than 500 Employees Must Pay Emergency Leave Benefits

Emergency Paid Leave Act

To address the national emergency caused by the Coronavirus that is crippling the business world and impacting employees, the federal government has passed the Families …

COVID-19 Issues And Business Interruption For Employers

The impact of COVID-19 and the business disruption has extended to the supply chain, service industry, production, and manufacturing plants and impacted large and small businesses, in addition to the financial institutions. As customer concerns heighten, management and even the …

The Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act – Just In Time For The Coronavirus

The Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act went into effect on March 15, 2020, mandating the payment of sick time for employees who work in the City of Pittsburgh.

If you are an employer in the City of Pittsburgh, you will …

City of Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act Takes Effect March 15

Pittsburgh Companies Required to Provide Paid Sick Time to Employees

The City of Pittsburgh ordinance requiring that employers provide paid sick days to their workers takes effect March 15, 2020. Companies within the city limit are given 90 days to …