The CDC has changed its guidance on test-based strategy and symptom-based strategy when determining return to work. See link here for further information.
UPDATED! August 19, 2020
Due to the continued precautions related to COVID-19, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will further extend Form I-9 flexibility for an additional 30 days. The expiration date for these accommodations is now Sept. 19, 2020. Read the recent announcement from the DHS here.
See the original news release for more information on how to obtain, remotely inspect, and retain copies of the identity and employment eligibility documents to complete Section 2 of Form I-9. This provision only applies to employers and workplaces that are operating remotely. Click here for Form I-9 examples.
July 30, 2020
Due to the continued precautions related to COVID-19, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has decided to once again extend Form I-9 flexibility. The expiration date for this flexibility is now August 19, 2020.
This only applies to employers and workplaces that are operating remotely.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued additional guidance on how the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) affect the workplace as workplaces reopen amid the pandemic. You can find a fact sheet for employers, a fact sheet for employees, a guidance poster and an FAQ page about posting requirements.
As of July 1, the DOL is no longer automatically seeking “double damages”— referred to as liquidated damages — in many cases that it settles before suing, but it will still seek them in litigation.
Liquidated damages are a multiplier of any back wages owed when a DOL investigator determines that an employer has violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
The change in the DOL’s enforcement posture was made in response to an executive order from President Trump directing federal agencies to remove regulatory “barriers to economic prosperity” as the nation works to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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