I don’t know about you, but I cannot help but sing the Mulan song in my head every time that I read the title. I get pumped up a little thinking that it’s time to defeat the Huns (or in this case, COVID-19). Maybe it’s just me. Maybe I’ve been working from home for too long. This post will be the first in a series of posts titled “Let’s Get [Back ...
Governor Andy Beshear signed an executive order on April 9th expanding workers’ compensation benefits to workers who, because of their jobs, are at higher risk of being exposed to COVID-19.
If an employee is removed from work by a doctor due to an “occupational exposure,” the employee will be entitled to ...
A new week brings some important updates for employers related to their workplace health and safety obligations in the context of the current COVID-19 crisis:
- OSHA relaxes COVID-19 recording requirement for most employers.
Yesterday, the Department of Labor posted temporary regulations addressing how workers and employers will benefit from the protections and relief offered by the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (“EPSLA”) and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (“EFMLEA”), both included in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ...
The CARES Act, signed into law on March 27, 2020, impacts employers and employees through changes to unemployment insurance, on the one hand, and several others under the CARES Act financial assistance umbrella, on the other.
Unemployment Insurance
With respect to Unemployment Insurance (UI ...