This is the second post in a series addressing guidance for employers on operating safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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All 50 states are moving towards some level of reopening businesses following closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The family of a Walmart, Inc. employee in Illinois, who died due to complications from COVID-19, has filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court accusing the retail giant of failing to adequately screen and protect workers.
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which in part provides emergency paid sick leave and expanded Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave for COVID-19 issues, was signed into law on March 18, 2020.
The Department of Labor recently issued an opinion letter considering the following two questions: 1) can an employee elect to take paid leave for an FMLA-covered absence before FMLA leave is used?; and 2) is an employer permitted to provide FMLA-designated leave in excess of the 12 weeks of unpaid, job protected leave provided by the FMLA?
Two recent decisions of the Court both have an impact on how an employer manages its business and engages with its employees.