On March 27, President Donald Trump signed into law a $2 trillion stimulus bill, entitled the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), to address the severe economic crisis caused by the COVID-19...
The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued “Questions and Answers” for employees and employers on the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). These guidelines can be found here:...
March 20, 2020
Families First Coronavirus Response Act Enacted Into Law
On March 18, President Trump signed the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the Act) into law. The Act provides the following benefits for eligible American workers: (1) it expands the federal Family and Medical...
March 16, 2020
Workplace Issues Regarding the Coronavirus
Kahana & Feld’s California business clients have been reaching out to us with labor and employment law related questions about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Below are general answers to some of these...
February 11, 2020
Lactation Accommodation in 2020
California recently expanded its existing law requiring employers to provide its employees with lactation accommodations. Specifically, Labor Code sections 1030, 1031, and 1033 were amended by adding section 1034 (SB 142)....