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On April 23, 2020 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) provided additional guidance on issues related to COVID-19, the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and other EEO Laws. https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/wysk/wysk_ada_rehabilitaion_act_coronavirus.cfm This information supplements the EEOC publication on March 21, 2020 entitled “Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act”.  https://www.eeoc.gov/facts/pandemic_flu.html The EEOC explained that the ADA requires any mandatory…

If you think that the American insurance industry may get hit with a massive bill from business owners seeking to recoup their losses from the COVID-19 shutdown – you are likely correct. While many out-of-work business owners have yet to calculate their total business losses, the predictions are staggering. Small businesses are estimated to be losing between $255 – $431…

On September 27, 2019, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its final rule modifying previous overtime exemptions to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The final rule will go into effect on January 1, 2020. It will increase the minimum salary that employees must be paid to qualify for certain white-collar and highly compensated exemptions. The new thresholds account for inflation and…