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Question: Can I deny FFCRA leave to an employee who has high schoolers attending class remotely who are able to take care of themselves during the day? Answer: No. Employees are entitled to emergency FMLA (EFMLA) when they are unable to work or telework because they need to care for a child because the child’s
No one knows what the workplace is going to look like in three months. COVID-19 continues to spread. School reopening and attendance plans remain tenuous. Further action from Congress is uncertain. Official rules from the Department of Labor might even be struck down in court, further adding to the confusion about what employers are supposed
Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, commercial insurance rates are continuing to move higher, pretty much across the board with the exception of workers’ compensation. A new report by online insurance exchange MarketScout found that in the third quarter of the year the highest rate increases were in liability lines, but hefty rises in property insurance
Burglary, robbery and vandalism can be particularly devastating to small businesses in terms of money, customers and employee safety. You can see thousands of dollars of merchandise or equipment damaged or stolen, and your employees and customers can be in mortal danger if your facility is robbed. These types of risks to your business are
Health care has been an important issue, but in light of the pandemic, its significance is greater than ever. Here’s what you need to know this Open Enrollment season to stretch your business dollars and protect your team. Rates Continue to Rise, But Less than Previous Years Renewal rates for group health plans typically increase
With the opioid epidemic continuing to sweep the nation, more and more workers are battling addiction than ever before. But if you as an employer suspect or know one of your staff has a substance abuse problem, you need to be careful about how you approach them and try to deal with the issue. Even
While the number of COVID-19 workers’ compensation cases filed in California continues to grow, total workplace injury and illness claims in the state have fallen nearly 20% so far in 2020 compared to 2019. Through September, the state had recorded 47,412 COVID-19 workers’ compensation claims, accounting for 11.1% of all claims reported since the start
The SBA began forgiving PPP loans on October 2. A few days later on Oct. 8, the Small Business Administration announced new, more lenient PPP Loan forgiveness. The announcement has links to the REVISED PPP LOAN FORGIVENESS APPLICATION, the INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE REVISED FORM, and the INTERIM FINAL RULE. Here is a link to the
Beginning next year, 2021, the California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”) to include businesses with five or more employees. And, even for businesses that are already subject to CFRA, the scope of the leave rights is also larger. The key changes to CFRA, which provides employees with up to 12 weeks of protected, unpaid leave to
As the Centers for Disease Control and other health authorities have recommended that everyone get a flu shot this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many employers are wondering if they can require seasonal flu vaccinations for their staff. The CDC and the medical community recommend it in order to minimize the chances of double-infection
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