As detailed in a previous post, on March 31, 2020, Governor Cooper issued Executive Order 124 (EO 124), which, among other things, mandates that end-user providers of residential water, wastewater, electric, and natural gas services suspend disconnections on residential accounts for nonpayment, and suspend applying late fee penalties for amounts that come due on or after March 31, 2020.

This morning I published a new blog post on the U.S. Department of Labor’s new final regulations implementing the FFCRA’s paid leave provisions: Highlights of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Final FFCRA Regulations.

This morning I published a new blog post on the U.S. Department of Labor’s new final regulations implementing the FFCRA’s paid leave provisions: Highlights of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Final FFCRA Regulations.

On Monday morning, April, 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued final regulations implementing the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (the Emergency FMLA Act”) and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (the “Sick Leave Act”), both part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). This blog posts highlights the provisions of these new regulations likely to be of greatest interest to North Carolina government employers.

On Monday morning, April, 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued final regulations implementing the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (the Emergency FMLA Act”) and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (the “Sick Leave Act”), both part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). This blog posts highlights the provisions of these new regulations likely to be of greatest interest to North Carolina government employers.

COVID-19 has caused attorneys, units of government, and businesses across the country to review a common “boilerplate” provision in many contracts: the force majeure clause.

COVID-19 has caused attorneys, units of government, and businesses across the country to review a common “boilerplate” provision in many contracts: the force majeure clause.

On March 31, 2020, Governor Cooper issued Executive Order 124 which, among other things, prohibits all end-user providers of residential water, wastewater, electric, and natural gas utility services from disconnecting these services and from charging late fee penalties. It also mandates certain payment plan parameters and imposes a new weekly reporting requirement. This blog analyzes the details of the Executive Order (EO).

On March 31, 2020, Governor Cooper issued Executive Order 124 which, among other things, prohibits all end-user providers of residential water, wastewater, electric, and natural gas utility services from disconnecting these services and from charging late fee penalties. It also mandates certain payment plan parameters and imposes a new weekly reporting requirement. This blog analyzes the details of the Executive Order (EO).

When employers make payments to employees under the new emergency paid leave provisions of legislation enacted to address the COVID-19 crisis, they will not take out deductions for social security, but they will take out all other normal deduction – federal and state income tax, Medicare, and contributions North Carolina state and local government employee retirement systems. This blog post explains why. At the conclusion of the blog post are a series of frequently asked questions and answers about FFCRA emergency paid leave and the social security tax exemption.