Coronavirus - Federal Law & Agency

EEOC Guidance

•  What You Should Know - COVID-19 Link
•  Pandemic Preparedness and ADA Link
•  Coronavirus and COVID-19 Link
•  EEOC Webinar Transcript Link
•  EEOC Agency-Wide Telework Link

Wage & Hour

•  COVID-19 and the FLSA Link
•  Exempt EEs - Salary Basis Test Link  29 USC 541.602
•  Exempt EEs - Directed to Take Vacation Link and Opinion Letter Link
•  Furloughs and Reductions in Pay - Fact Sheet #70 Link

Paid Leave and FMLA Leave

• Families First Coronvirus Response Act (HR 6201) - the new Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and Emergency FMLA Expansion Act Link
  •  DOL Temporary Rule Link
  •  DOL Webinar Slides Link
  •  DOL Guidance - Emergency Paid Leave/FMLA Link
  •  Questions and Answers Link
  •  Fact Sheet for Employers Link and Employees Link
  •  Poster for Private Sector Employers Link and Poster Q&A Link
  •  IRS - Tax Credits for Paid Leave Link and FAQs Link
  •  FCCRA Leave is Voluntary (1/1/21 – 3/31/21) Link and Link
•  State Paid Sick Leave Laws NCSL
•  COVID-19 and FMLA Link

Unemployment Benefits

• COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits

  • CARES Act ($600/week) Link
  • COVID-19 Relief Act ($300/week) Link and Link
  • US DOL Guidance Link

• State Unemployment Benefits

  • Weeks of Unemployment Compensation (by State) Link
  • Unemployment Benefits Finder (State Websites) Link

• US DOL Unemployment

  • National Unemployment Rate Link
  • State Unemployment Rates Link
  • Weekly Unemployment Claims Link

I-9, E-Verify and Driver's Licenses

•  List of Temporary Policies for I-9 and E-Verify Link and Link
  •  Expired List B Identity Documents Link
  •  Expired Employment Authorization Documents Link
  •  Examples How to Record Form I-9 Link 
  •  I-9 Forms - Remote Completion Link and Extension Link
  •  Everify - Extended Timeframes for TNCs Link
•  Real ID Deadline Extended 10/1/2021 Link

OSHA Guidance

•  COVID-19 Guidance Link
•  Workplaces
  • Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 – Link
  • Guidance on Returning to Work – Link
• Cloth Face Coverings – FAQs – Link
• Recording and Reporting Workplace Exposure to COVID-19
  • Enforcement Guidance – Link
  • Frequently Asked Questions – Link  

NLRB

• Obligation to Bargain
  • Duty to Bargain in Emergency Situations Link
  • No Obligation to Bargain - Hero Pay Link
• Remote ULP Hearings During COVID-19 Pandemic Link
• Standards on Conducting Mail Ballots during Pandemic Link

FMCS

•  File Notice of Bargaining Online Link
•  Virtual Mediation Link
•  Video Arbitration Guide for Labor and Management Advocates Link

WARN

•  WARN FAQ for COVID-19 Link

OFCCP

•  COVID-19 Extensions and Adjustments Link

Health Plans

•  COVID-19 Testing - FAQs Link and More FAQs Link
•  COVID-19 FAQs for Participants and Beneficiaries Link
•  COVID-19 and COBRA
  • Extension of COBRA Timeframes Link
  •  Updated COBRA Notices Link and FAQs Link and Release Link

US Department of Transportation

•  DOT Guidance on Drug and Alcohol Testing Link
•  FMCSA Guidance on Drug and Alcohol Testing Link and Link and Link
•  Hours of Service - relief for certain CMVs Link

Kansas COVID-19 Response

• Kansas Department of Health and Environment
  • COVID-19 Cases in Kansas – Link
  • Free COVID-19 Testing – Link
  • Travel Restrictions – Link
  • Kansas COVID-19 Vaccination Plan – Link
  • Local Health Department Toolkit - Link
• Kansas Law and COVID-19 Guidance

• Governor Press Releases – Link
• Executive Orders – Link
• Driver’s License Extension – Link
• Business Immunity Protection Act – Link (Sec. 8- 15) and Link