Epic Systems, the Verona, Wisconsin-based healthcare software company, announced this week that it will require all of its roughly 10,000 employees to return to work at its large campus outside of Madison by September 21, 2020. While it has been reported that employees will be required to wear masks and practice social distancing, and that […]

On Thursday, July 30, Governor Tony Evers declared a Public Health Emergency and issued an Emergency Order requiring individuals to wear face coverings when indoors and not in a private residence. The Order became effective at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, August 1, 2002, and will expire on September 28, 2020 or by a superseding order. […]

The United States Supreme Court has expanded the scope of the so-called “ministerial exception” which shields religious employers from anti-discrimination laws, such as Title VII, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin and religion; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Americans With Disabilities Act. The Court reasoned that […]

Who qualifies as a “Health Care Provider” or “Emergency Responder” under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act? The Department of Labor has released updated “Questions and Answers” which provides guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act’s (Act) requirements to provide paid sick and family leave to certain employees impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. One […]

PAID LEAVE BENEFITS UNDER THE FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT In response to the devastating impact the coronavirus outbreak has had on American workers Congress has enacted the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Act). While the Act addresses free coronavirus testing, expanded food assistance, employer tax credits and unemployment compensation benefits, the central focus of […]