07.01.2020
Car Sales Incentives Count Toward Minimum Wage, According to DOL Letter
Labor & Employment Law Blog
In a series of opinion letters released Thursday, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that car dealerships may use incentive payments from automakers to help meet their obligation to pay salespeople minimum wage.06.24.2020
Paycheck Protection Program: More Interim Rules Issued by SBA
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New Rules to Align with the Flexibility Act; Implications of EID Loans for Payroll Costs
On June 22, 2020, the SBA issued another set of interim final rules to conform earlier issued rules with the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (the “Flexibility Act”). Specifically, these rules revise the interim final rules issued on June 1, 2020 regarding loan forgiveness and the SBA’s loan review procedures.06.23.2020
When Facing a Class Action Law Suit - Don't Initiate; Just Arbitrate
Labor & Employment Law Blog
On Monday, a New Jersey federal judge ruled that 151 plaintiffs in a FLSA collective action against Francesca’s must arbitrate its wage and hour claims.06.18.2020
USDOL Approves Use of Electronic Disclosures by Retirement Plan Administrators
Labor & Employment Law Blog
On May 21, 2020 the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a new rule creating a voluntary safe harbor for retirement plan administrators who prefer to provide ERISA-mandated retirement plan information and disclosures to participants and beneficiaries electronically, as the default method (“Electronic Disclosure Rule”).06.17.2020
EMPLOYEES COVID-19 RELATED COMPLAINTS IN NEW JERSEY
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What We are Seeing
The pandemic brought pandemonium to many New Jersey workplaces. With the second largest outbreak in the country only behind New York, and being the most densely populated state in the country, New Jersey was hit particularly hard by the pandemic giving rise to a number of employee suits.06.17.2020
COVID-19 "EZ" Loan Forgiveness
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New Forms for Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness
The SBA has released a revised version of the previously issued Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application, updated to reflect changes effected by the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (the “Flexibility Act”), enacted into law on June 5, 2020.06.15.2020
Supreme Court Finds Federal Law Bars LGBT Employment Discrimination
Labor & Employment Law Blog
The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) held today that the ban on sex discrimination in the federal employment law, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, covers employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or transgender identity.06.11.2020
Paycheck Protection Program: New Interim Final Rule
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New Set of Interim Final Rules Released as of June 11, 2020
Please note that another set of interim final rules has been released, amending the first interim rules, for the Paycheck Protection Program, to reflect modifications effected by the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 enacted on June 5, 2020.06.05.2020
CARES Act: Expanded Small Business Reorganization Act Can Assist Distressed Businesses
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On February 19, 2020, just a few months before the COVID-19 pandemic sent shockwaves throughout the business communities, the Small Business Reorganization Act (“SBRA”) became effective.06.05.2020
Paycheck Protection Program: Congress Responds to Business Concerns Regarding Forgiveness Period
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Congress extends time for forgiveness
On June 3, 2020, the Senate approved the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (the “Flexibility Act”), which purports, among other things, to extend the 8-week ‘covered period’, for the incurrence and payment of eligible forgivable costs and to reduce the 75% payroll costs requirement.
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