What if I need an accommodation during the Pandemic?
If you need a reasonable accommodation to continue completing your job, your employer has an obligation to discuss it with you and do their best to provide one. However, your …
What kind of medical questions can my employer ask me during the Pandemic, and do I have a right to confidentiality?
Generally, your employer shouldn’t ask you questions about a possible illness unless you bring it up and ask for accommodation. However, during the pandemic, your employer is allowed to ask you …
After the shelter in place order ends, do I have to make teleworking available to my employees as an accommodation?
No, employers are not specifically required by the ADA to allow teleworking. If your employees cannot complete all their tasks from home, or if there is another accommodation that will keep …
What is my obligation to disabled employees during the pandemic?
In general, an employer needs to engage in an interactive process with an employee who is disabled, in order to reach an agreement on what type of accommodation can be …
How can I ensure that sick employees don’t come to work, and how can I protect healthy employees in the workplace?
In this series of blog posts that follow, Lazaro Law Group answers some of the most common questions for Employers: The global pandemic has caused confusion for both employers and …
Calculation of Leave when Employee’s Schedule Varies under the FFCRA
If an employee’s schedule varies from week to week, COVID-19-related paid sick leave and FMLA leave will be calculated as follows: • If employed for 6 months: the average number of …
Employer Payroll tax credits for COVID-19 related paid leave
Subject to the caps, the Act provides a 100% payroll tax credit to employers for wages paid under both the FMLA and the Paid Sick Leave portions of the Act. …
Paid family and medical leave (“FMLA”) to care for a child under the FFCRA
· Amount of Leave: Up to 12 weeks of job-protected FMLA leave for employees who have been employed for at least 30 days. • Reason for Leave: If an employee is “unable …
Paid Sick Leave under the FFCRA
Amount of Leave: 10 days of paid sick leave, regardless of the employee’s tenure, if an employee is “unable to work (or telework)”[1] for six COVID-19 related reasons. Reasons for Leave: 1. The …
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) General Considerations
The Act was enacted on March 18, 2020. The provisions will go into effect on April 1, 2020 and will expire on December 31, 2020. • The DOL will observe a …
