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COVID-19 UPDATE: Paid Leave – Examining the Small Business Exemption Under the FFCRA

October 7, 2020 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) was signed into law by President Trump in March 2020 and has impacted many New Hampshire employers ever since. The FFCRA requires, in part, certain employers to provide employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. The U.S. Department […]

COVID-19 UPDATE: When Employees Are Afraid to Come to Work

June 16, 2020 - For many businesses now reopening after three months of COVID-19 disruption, both employers and employees are facing new challenges. These aren’t normal times. While unemployment regulations vary from state to state, many workers who went on unemployment last March have been collecting a weekly $500 unemployment check — plus $600 more per week federal Pandemic […]

COVID-19 UPDATE: Reopening Your Business During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Key Employment Considerations

May 22, 2020 - Plans to reopen the New Hampshire economy are underway, with Governor Sununu issuing a series of orders that allow various segments of the business community to resume normal – or close to normal – operations. This is welcome news. But it presents risks as well as opportunities. This short article will discuss: how to plan […]

COVID-19 UPDATE: Qualifying for the Small Business Exemptions from the Paid Leave Policies in the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act

April 14, 2020 - Congress recently passed the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (the “FFCRA”), which requires employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave. The new law provides an exemption for small businesses with fewer than 50 employees to certain of these obligations. The Department of Labor recently issued some preliminary […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: Paid Leave – Examining the Small Business Exemption Under the FFCRA

COVID-19 UPDATE: When Employees Are Afraid to Come to Work

COVID-19 UPDATE: Reopening Your Business During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Key Employment Considerations

COVID-19 UPDATE: Qualifying for the Small Business Exemptions from the Paid Leave Policies in the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act