By: Dawn M. Lurie and John W. Mazzeo This blog post was first published as an alert. On May 7, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a 60-day […]
Employer Obligations to Provide Leave Related to School Closures During Coronavirus Pandemic
Update. On March 18, 2020, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“Response Act”) was signed into law. The Response Act requires employers with fewer than 500 employees to […]
Department of Labor’s “Joint Employer” Rule Is Struck Down
On September 8, 2020, the Honorable Gregory Woods of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York struck down most of the “joint employer” rule issued […]
New York City Employer Reminder: Updated Notice of Employee Safe and Sick Leave Rights Must Be Provided by January 1, 2021
Pursuant to guidance issued by the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”), employers with 100 or more employees and employers of domestic workers in […]
New York Imposes Employer Obligations to Provide Leave Related to Quarantines During COVID-19 Pandemic
February 2, 2021 Update On January 20, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor issued supplemental guidance on the application of New York’s COVID-19 leave law (the […]
DOL Issues Proposed Rule on Joint Employer Liability Under FLSA, FMLA, and MSPA | Bodman
On April 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to clarify the standard for determining joint employer status under the Fair […]
How Companies With Shared Workers Should Prepare for the DOL’s New Joint Employer Rule | Phelps Dunbar
Employers with interrelated businesses and shared employees may get more clarity on their liability for wage and hour issues through a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of […]
DOL Proposes New Joint Employer Rule
Summary On April 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) proposed a four-part test for determining whether a person or entity may be held liable as a “joint […]
New York Imposes Employer Obligations to Provide Leave for COVID-19 Vaccinations
December 1, 2021 Update The New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) recently updated its Frequently Asked Questions guidance on New York’s COVID-19 Vaccine Leave Law to clarify […]
NLRB Proposes New Joint Employer Standard
Summary On September 6, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would rescind and replace the joint-employer rule that took effect […]