Tag Archives: USDOL

U.S. Department of Labor Releases New FMLA Forms and Requests Public Input on Existing Regulations

By Evandro Gigante, Laura Fant and Heylee Bernstein on July 16, 2020 Posted in Leaves of Absences

The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has released new and significantly revised versions of its model notice of rights, certification, and designation forms under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). According to a press release by the DOL, the new forms, which are now currently in effect and can be found on the … Continue Reading

U.S. DOL Answers Questions From States About PUA Unemployment Program

By Evandro Gigante, Harris Mufson, Allison Martin and Jacob P. Tucker on April 30, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued an update to its Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) 16-20 to provide additional guidance on the CARES Act’s Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program in response to questions submitted by states. As a quick refresher, PUA expands unemployment benefit coverage to certain workers who traditionally are not eligible … Continue Reading

U.S. DOL Issues Additional Guidance on CARES Act Unemployment Programs

By Evandro Gigante, Harris Mufson, Allison Martin and Jacob P. Tucker on April 6, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently published two additional Unemployment Insurance Program Letters (UIPLs) providing guidance on the administration of the expanded unemployment insurance benefits under the CARES Act. The following summarizes the key points of these UIPLs. UIPL No. 15-20 addresses the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) provision of the CARES Act, under … Continue Reading

DOL Releases FFCRA Regulations and Even More Informal Guidance – What Employers Need To Know

By Evandro Gigante, Guy Brenner, Pinchos Goldberg and Rachel Therese Gulotta on April 5, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, Leaves of Absences

***Updated on April 13, 2020*** On April 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) posted a “temporary rule” issuing regulations, to implement the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (“EFMLEA”) and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (“EPSLA”) provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). The regulations clarify, expand and build … Continue Reading

DOL Provides Additional Critical Guidance on the Federal Family First Coronavirus Response Act

By Guy Brenner, Evandro Gigante, Laura Fant and Rachel Therese Gulotta on March 30, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus

*** Last updated March 28, 2020 *** The recently-passed Family First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which provides paid sick leave and emergency family leave, has raised many questions for employers. The US Department of Labor (DOL) has attempted to answer some of these questions by posting guidance for employers and employees on its website. Since … Continue Reading

U.S. Department of Labor Proposes Revisions to Model FMLA Forms

By Evandro Gigante and Laura Fant on August 30, 2019 Posted in Leaves of Absences

The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division is proposing revisions to its model notice of rights, certification, and designation forms under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Employers may, but are not required to, utilize the model forms to satisfy their notice requirements under the law and to obtain necessary information … Continue Reading

Federal Court Blocks DOL Overtime Rule

By Allan Bloom and Rachel Philion on November 22, 2016 Posted in Wage and Hour

A federal judge in Texas has enjoined the new overtime rule on a nationwide basis. Specifically, the U.S. Department of Labor is enjoined from “implementing and enforcing” the new rule (which would have raised the minimum salary for most exempt executive, administrative, and professional employees to $913 per week, among other things). The judge noted … Continue Reading

50 Days Until the New Overtime Rule Takes Effect: Ready Or Not?

By Allan Bloom and Rachel Philion on October 11, 2016 Posted in Wage and Hour

Barring something completely unexpected, the new overtime rules—effectively setting a federal minimum wage of $913 per week ($47,476 per year) for most exempt executive, administrative, or professional employees—will take effect on Thursday, December 1. That Congressional bill to delay the effective date of the new rules by six months? The President promises to veto it … Continue Reading

Proposed Revisions to “White Collar” Regulations Released; Salary Basis Likely To Increase To $970 Per Week; No Changes to Duties Tests

By Allan Bloom on June 30, 2015 Posted in Wage and Hour

In March 2014, President Obama issued a memorandum to the U.S. Secretary of Labor directing the Secretary to modernize and streamline the existing overtime regulations for executive, administrative, and professional employees. The regulations, codified at 29 C.F.R. Part 541, provide the rules for the so-called “white collar” exemptions to overtime pay requirements, as well as … Continue Reading