The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) hosted a webinar August 20 addressing employee handbook requirements and risk management strategies for collision repair and mechanical shops. Attorneys Seth Rosenstein and Layne Feldman of Ansell Grimm and Aaron PC led the session, emphasizing that generic templates fail to address automotive industry-specific practices. The […]
Department of Labor Revises Regulations to Clarify Paid Leave Requirements under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) today revisions to regulations that implemented the paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The revisions made by the new rule clarify workers’ rights and employers’ responsibilities under the FFCRA’s paid leave provisions, in […]
U.S. Department of Labor Begins Enforcement of Expanded Paid Leave Provisions Enacted in Response to Coronavirus Pandemic
The U.S. Department of Labor announced yesterday the end of the temporary period of non-enforcement of paid leave protections under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). FFCRA helps combat the workplace effects of the coronavirus by reimbursing America’s private employers with fewer than 500 employees with tax credits for the cost of providing employees […]
Federal Law in Response to Coronavirus Expands Paid Sick and Family Leave Eligibility for Employees
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act, H.R. 6201, signed by President Trump on Wednesday in response to the coronavirus crisis, expands requirements for small businesses to provide paid sick and family leave, expands unemployment benefits and offers free coronavirus testing. According to an article in today’s National Law Review, the new law extends and expands […]
AASP/NJ Meeting Shop Features Employment Law Updates
In response to recent employment law changes in the Garden State, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) brought in David M. Bander, Esq., executive director, Policy Office New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, to provide shop owners with the tools and information they need to run their businesses accordingly. […]