WARNing: COVID-19

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In recent weeks we have received numerous calls related to various employment issues involving the latest coronavirus, COVID-19. Issues range from wage and hour to safety. This article will focus on the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”), 29 U.S.C. §2101 et seq.

WARN requires, with some exceptions, sixty days advance written notice before a plant closing or mass layoff at any single site. Liability for noncompliance may include pay and benefits for 60 days,

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DoL Releases 2012 FMLA Survey Results on the Act’s 20th Anniversary

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The following is excerpted from the survey results.  The full reports can be found herehere, and here.

In 2012, Abt Associates surveyed 1,812 worksites and 2,852 employees about experiences with family and medical leave.  The worksite survey includes both sites that are covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and those that are not covered.  The employee survey includes employees that took leave,

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