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Beginning on January 1, 2021, private employers with more than 10 employees in Maine must provide 1 hour of paid leave for every 40 hours worked, up to a maximum of 40 hours of paid leave per year. Employees begin to earn leave upon hire, but employers may restrict...

Atlanta, Georgia-based Risk & Insurance Consultants Inc. has paid $1,599 in back wages after denying paid sick leave to an employee who received a healthcare professional’s instructions to self-quarantine due to coronavirus concerns. The U.S. Department of Labor...

As previously reported on, President Trump has issued an Executive Order requiring employers to “make available” to employees the option to defer the employee portion of Social Security taxes from September 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. The deferral...

The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published guidance addressing employer obligations to track employee hours while teleworking. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employers are required to compensate employees for all...

The United States Supreme Court has granted the House of Representatives’ request to expand the time allotted on November 10 for oral argument in the consolidated Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) cases that will determine whether the statute...

Employee social media expression can damage an organization’s brand and violate its social media and non-disparagement rules. Discipline for social media expression can run afoul of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The National Labor Relations Board...

The days of the “one size fits all” employment application may soon be coming to an end. As federal, state, and local governments increasingly heighten employer hiring process requirements, national employers must be diligent to avoid getting tripped up by...

As previously reported on, President Trump has issued an Executive Order deferring the employee portion of Social Security taxes from September 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. The deferral is only available to employees who are paid less than$4,000 bi-weekly...

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.4 percent from June to July 2020. This result stems from an increase of 0.2 percent in average hourly earnings being more than offset by an increase of 0.6...

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has signed the COVID-19 Recovery Act (“Act”). Under the Act, an individual or legal entity (a “person”) will not be liable for loss, damage, injury, or death (collectively referred to hereinafter as an...