The Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) recently issued Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) to address a variety of topics pertaining to PPP Loan Forgiveness.  The FAQs cover: General Loan Forgiveness Loan Forgiveness of Payroll Costs Loan Forgiveness of Non-Payroll Costs The FAQs can be located here:  https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/PPP--Loan-Forgiveness-FAQs.pdf The Attorneys at Levene Gouldin & Thompson, LLP are available to [...]

In light of COVID-19, many local school districts have published their preliminary reopening plans for the 2020-2021 academic year. Many of these plans implement hybrid instruction, allowing for in-person and remote learning. If children are required to engage in remote learning during all or part of the school week, this may result in employee requests for leave pursuant to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). We revisit key provisions of the FFCRA, as applied to school or child [...]

US DOL has updated its guidance concerning telework compensation and exemption status under the FLSA (Questions 14-19):• A teleworking employee must be paid for all hours of telework actually performed. Work performed at home is treated the same as work performed at the worksite for purposes of compensability.• Where an employee is teleworking with flexible hours, the FLSA does not require compensation for all hours between starting work and finishing work, but the employee must be [...]

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) Has Issued New FAQS for the FFCRA • On July 20, 2020, the DOL added Questions 94-97 to the FFCRA FAQ available here: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-questions • Question 94: My employee used two weeks of paid sick leave under the FFCRA to care for his parent who was advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine because of symptoms of COVID-19. I am concerned about his returning to work too soon and potentially [...]

Department of Labor (DOL) Guidance on COVID-19 Leave Due to Summer Camps’ Closure; New Yorkers Could Lose COVID Sick Leave for Travel to High Risk States The US DOL Has Issued Guidance for Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Leave Based on Closure of Summer Camps Leave under the FFCRA is permitted for an employee, among other reasons, to care for his or her child whose “place of care” is closed due to COVID-19 related reasons, which can include summer camps or [...]