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Compliance ✔- FFCRA Leave FAQ: School Reopenings
The Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance yesterday to help employers respond to leave requests from employees who are caring for their child(ren) due to their school closure. Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), applicable employers must...
Hurricane & Tropical Storm Preparedness Guide
Hurricane and emergency preparedness planning, risk evaluation and action steps that will be taken are each part of a process that evolves as a known weather event develops and moves closer to landfall. Tropical Storm Laura is forecast to become a Cat 2 or 3 hurricane...
CDC States People Can Continue to Test Positive and Not Be Infectious
There has been some confusion regarding immunity to reinfection with COVID-19 in the 3 months after infection. The study shows that people can continue to test positive for 3 months after diagnosis and not be infectious to other people. This does not imply that a...
How to Promote This Year’s National Safety Stand-Down
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, falls account for more than 30% of workplace fatalities in the construction industry. In an effort to raise awareness of this recurring hazard and help construction employers keep their staff safe, the National Safety...
Compliance ✔- FFCRA: Additional FAQs Issued + Court Ruling
Yesterday, a New York federal judge struck down four sections of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) final rule implementing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA): the requirement that work must be available for employees to qualify for paid sick leave; the...