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New U.S. DOL Guidance Impacts Puerto Rico Employees
The U.S. Department of Labor issued on 3/26/20, additional guidelines which significantly limits the availability of the emergency paid sick leave (Emergency Paid Sick Leave) and expanded Family and Medical Leave (Emergency FMLA Leave) included in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) to Puerto Rico employees laid off as a result of the lockdown .
U.S. Senate Approval of the CARES Act
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act (HB 748) provides emergency assistance and healthcare response for individuals, families and businesses affected by COVID-19. The CARES Act was finally approved in the U.S. Senate on March 25, 2020 and is now pending consideration from the U.S. House of Representatives. As .
Puerto Rico Senate Approves COVID-19 Economic Relief Legislation
Puerto Rico Senate approved on March 24, 2020, Joint Resolution No. 493 (CR 493) to ratify the relief measures announced by the Governor of Puerto Rico, Honorable Wanda Vazquez Garced, in connection with the COVID-19 emergency and business lockdown situation. The bill will now go to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives for consideration. The announced .
Puerto Rico COVID-19: Employee Rights and Employer Obligations
The Puerto Rico Secretary of Labor, Hon. Briseida Torres, issued Secretary of Labor Opinion No. 2020-02 on March 23, 2020, providing further guidance to Puerto Rico employers on the application of local and federal statutes on payroll and attendance to local employees during the current lockdown ordered by Executive Order 2020-23 (E.O.) dealing with COVID-19 .
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New U.S. DOL Guidance Impacts Puerto Rico Employees
The U.S. Department of Labor issued on 3/26/20, additional guidelines which significantly limits the availability of the emergency paid sick leave (Emergency Paid Sick Leave) and expanded Family and Medical Leave (Emergency FMLA Leave) included in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) to Puerto Rico employees laid off as a result of the lockdown .
U.S. Senate Approval of the CARES Act
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act (HB 748) provides emergency assistance and healthcare response for individuals, families and businesses affected by COVID-19. The CARES Act was finally approved in the U.S. Senate on March 25, 2020 and is now pending consideration from the U.S. House of Representatives. As .
Puerto Rico Senate Approves COVID-19 Economic Relief Legislation
Puerto Rico Senate approved on March 24, 2020, Joint Resolution No. 493 (CR 493) to ratify the relief measures announced by the Governor of Puerto Rico, Honorable Wanda Vazquez Garced, in connection with the COVID-19 emergency and business lockdown situation. The bill will now go to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives for consideration. The announced .
Puerto Rico COVID-19: Employee Rights and Employer Obligations
The Puerto Rico Secretary of Labor, Hon. Briseida Torres, issued Secretary of Labor Opinion No. 2020-02 on March 23, 2020, providing further guidance to Puerto Rico employers on the application of local and federal statutes on payroll and attendance to local employees during the current lockdown ordered by Executive Order 2020-23 (E.O.) dealing with COVID-19 .
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