COVID-19 Update: St. Louis City and County Issue Standards and Guidelines for Re-opening Businesses
On May 8, 2020, both St. Louis City and St. Louis County issued orders providing almost identical standards and guidance for the re-opening of most businesses on May 18, 2020. For the full City order, click here, and for the full County order, click here.
The orders require all businesses that choose to re-open on...
Breakfast Employment Law Seminar
Breakfast Employment Law Seminar
COVID-19 Update: Employees Vulnerable to COVID-19 Can’t be Excluded from Workplace Unless Their Condition Creates a “Direct Threat” to Their Health that Can’t be Accommodated
On May 5, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued guidance on reasonable accommodations for employees that have medical conditions that the Centers for Disease Control (“CDC”) says makes the employee more vulnerable to COVID-19 than the employee would be without the condition. EEOC guidance does not have the force of law, but...
COVID-19 Update: New Temporary Rules Regarding Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Expanded FMLA
On April 1, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued temporary rules making changes to emergency paid sick leave and emergency family medical leave. These new rules are here. These rules interpret recent legislative enactments expanding job-protected family medical leave (EFMLA) and requiring up to 80 hours of paid sick leave (EPSLA) in...
COVID-19 Update: CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program
The Department of Treasury and Small Business Administration have released additional information and details, including a sample application, relating to the Small Business Paycheck Protection Program adopted as part of the CARES Act. A brief summary and fact sheet of the Program can be found here. To summarize, any business or non-profit...
Brad Stevens – Protect Your Estate Seminar on March 31
Protect Your Estate Seminar
COVID-19 Update: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was signed into law on March 27, 2020, and contains numerous provisions summarized below that will assist and impact employers. The full act can be found here.
The CARES Act (§§ 1101-1114) provides for almost $350 billion in small business loans, which are available...
COVID-19 Update: Required Posting and April 1, 2020 Effective Date for FFCRA
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) was passed last week, requiring private employers with 500 or fewer employees to provide two types of paid leave to their employees. Our summary of the FFCRA, including which employees are eligible and when the two leaves apply, was first published on March 19, 2020 and can...
COVID-19 Update: Families First Coronavirus Act – FMLA and Paid Sick Leave Requirements
On March 18, 2020 President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Act (“Act”), which expands the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), provides emergency unemployment insurance, emergency paid sick leave and tax credits to employers for paid FMLA leave and paid sick leave. The legislation is to be effective not more than 15 days after...
MHRA Retaliation Protections are More Limited than the Federal ADA
On January 14, 2020, in a case where our firm represented the employer, the Missouri Supreme Court held that the Missouri Human Rights Act (“MHRA”) does not create a cause of action where an employer allegedly retaliated against an employee for requesting an accommodation for a disability. Lin v. Ellis, SC97641.