The IRS and the Department of Labor both provided additional guidance on the application of the new emergency leave laws. The IRS significantly limited the circumstances in which childcare leave can be taken and explained what documentation will be required…

Updated December 22, 2020The Department of Labor is not sleeping. Over the weekend, they issued updated Q&As for the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Act and Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act after just issuing updated Q&As Thursday night. You can…

On March 25, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) published the required employer posters to inform employees of the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and the FMLA expansion. That posters are available here. The applicable poster for your workplace (one…

Updated March 25, 2020 (9:00am Central) (these revisions in underline) Families First Coronavirus Response Act1. How do I get reimbursed for the cost of paid leave?You are required to withhold from employees’ paychecks federal income taxes and the employees' share…

Originally Published March 18, 2020 / Revised Based on New Developments Almost Daily / Last Updated on April 2, 2020 (these revisions in underline)President Donald J. Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) into law in the late…

On June 10, 2019, Governor Kay Ivey signed into law the Clarke-Figures Equal Pay Act (HB 225), which becomes effective on September 1, 2019.The Act prohibits race or sex discrimination in pay, if the work “requires equal skill, effort, education,…