by Mark A. Konkel & Alison Frimmel
Apr 3, 2020
On March 27, 2020, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) into law. The CARES Act’s purpose is aimed at reducing the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and stimulate the economy with a $2.1 trillion dollar...
by A. John Harper III & Paige Cantrell
Apr 2, 2020
Companies that utilize third-party staffing vendors should take stock of the Fifth Circuit’s decision in Hiser v. NZone Guidance, L.L.C. The March 24, 2020 opinion, applying Texas law, reinforces that both contract language, and keeping such language up-to-date, is...
by Thomas Vasiljevich & Grace H. Ristuccia
Mar 31, 2020
For those employers that have obligations under collective bargaining agreements to contribute to multiemployer benefit plans, the employment implications of the COVID-19 crisis may have significant consequences. Below are some potential pitfalls and possible...
by Alexis Knapp, Jeff Nowak, Sebastian Chilco, Jim Paretti & Michael Lotito
Mar 30, 2020
On March 28, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released its third batch of Q&As (#38-59) concerning the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Effective April 1, 2020, the FFCRA will require private employers with 499 or fewer employees,...
by Jason Patterson & William Pokorny
Mar 24, 2020
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to develop, one question employers are beginning to ask is whether and when they are obligated to provide notices to employees under the federal and state WARN Acts. The federal and Illinois WARN Acts are not implicated by temporary...
