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News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s labor and employment practice

NY Employees Granted Up to Four Hours of Excused Leave Per Vaccine Injection

On Friday March 12, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed into law legislation which requires that beginning March 12, 2021, all New York employers must provide up to four hours of paid leave per COVID-19 vaccine injection.…

Litigation Data: 6 Months With and 6 Without COVID-19

The EEOC recently released its Enforcement and Litigation Data for Fiscal Year 2020, which ran from September 2019 to September 30, 2020—6 months before (September 2019 – March 2020) and 6 months during the COVID-19…

DOL Issues New Guidance on the Duration of its COVID-19 Outbreak Period Relief

As described in our client advisories of May 6, 2020 and February 11, 2021, the Department of Labor (the “DOL”) temporarily suspended the deadlines for employee benefit plan participants to exercise HIPAA special…

DOL Outbreak Period Relief for Employee Benefit Plan Participants Scheduled to End Soon

As described in our client advisory of May 6, 2020, the Department of Labor (the “DOL”) temporarily suspended the deadlines for employee benefit plan participants to exercise HIPAA special enrollment rights, elect and…

Complimentary Webinar: Employee Leave Laws

Tuesday, March 2nd at 12:30pm ET Employee Leave Laws: Managing the Intersection of FMLA, ADA, and COVID Leave Many issues can arise when coordinating employee leaves of absence, especially when employee requests are…