To ensure workers do not have to choose between their paychecks and public health measures, the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act, both part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), reimburses private employers with fewer than 500 employees with tax credits for the cost of providing… Read More »
More Employees May Be Eligible for Overtime Pay
In a new regulation issued by the Labor Department, millions more employees will be eligible for overtime pay as early as December 1st. Under the new rules, eligible workers earning up to $47,476 a year must receive time and a half in overtime pay, a threshold previously set at $23,660 back in 2004. Opponents of… Read More »