On March 29, 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law one of the nation’s first laws providing limited immunity to business entities against claims of COVID-19-related damages, injuries or deaths. The law sets forth different standards for immunity for private businesses and certain entities such as charitable organizations than for health care providers. With […]
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New COVID-19 Guidance From The CDC Leaves Employers – And Medical Professionals – With Questions
The CDC changed course on Monday, August 24, 2020, by removing from its website the Centers’ prior recommendation that “all close contacts of persons with SAR-CoV-2 infection” be tested for the presence of the virus. The CDC now states that individuals who were in close contact with a person with COVID-19 but who is asymptomatic […]
Centers for Disease Control, Department of Labor Update COVID-19 Guidance
The Centers for Disease Control (“CDC”) and U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently updated their respective guidance pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CDC provided updated recommendations for discontinuing isolation for individuals who have tested positive for the virus, as well as beginning and ending quarantine for those who have been in close contact with […]
Florida Governor Announces Phase 1 Plan For Re-Opening Businesses
Florida Governor Ron Desantis issued Executive Order 20-112 on April 29, 2020. The Governor’s Office also released FAQs pertaining to the Executive Order. The Executive Order eases restrictions on senior citizens and individuals with a significant underlying medical condition (such as chronic lung disease, moderate-to-severe asthma, serious heart conditions, immunocompromised status, cancer, diabetes, severe obesity, […]
Department of Labor Issues Temporary Regulations on Paid Sick Leave and Expanded FMLA
The U.S. Department of Labor issued temporary regulations interpreting the paid sick leave and expanded FMLA provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act on April 1, 2020. The regulations clarify a number of questions posed by employers. Hammond Law Center’s answers to Frequently Asked Questions pertaining to the regulations are available in our COVID-19 […]
Department of Labor Rings in the New Year with Opinion Letters
The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, which is tasked with enforcement of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act, issued three new opinion letters on January 6, 2020. The first, FLSA2020-1, addresses how employers must include nondiscretionary bonus payments in a non-exempt employee’s regular rate of pay […]
Tip Pooling – Addressed in Federal Omnibus Bill
“Tip Pooling” Addressed in Federal Omnibus Bill: Employers are Prohibited from Keeping Tips March 27, 2018 Among the 2,232 pages of the omnibus bill signed into law by President Trump on March 23, 2018, is an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) making clear that employers are prohibited from keeping tips received by […]