In response to “stay-at-home” orders issued by Governor Gavin Newsom and various California municipalities to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) employers have been asking or requiring employees to work from home. In this regard, there may be...
As employers have noodled on the new federal emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) and paid FMLA leave (FMLA+) law, you’ve done a double-and triple-take on the notice and documentation requirements under this new law. In short, they can be confusing. As a result, plenty of...
National origin, race, age, pregnancy — and coronavirus. Dear Readers: No, I have not quit blogging! As you can imagine, we at Constangy have been consumed with getting up to speed on new laws like the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, debating among...
Our company is based in New York City, but since March 20 our employees have been teleworking because of the “stay at home” orders necessary to combat the spread of COVID-19. Most of our employees are working from their homes in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut....
Last week, the US Supreme Court made it easier for a federal worker to establish a claim for age bias. This decision does not impact private employers, because it relied on the specific language of the federal sector section of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act...
