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The return to school this academic year will be much different as a result of COVID-19. While some schools will return to the classroom, others will start with distance learning or take a hybrid approach. Depending on the circumstances, these different approaches can trigger employee eligibility for paid leave to care for their children. In this Tip, we address seven scenarios to consider this back-to-school season.

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October 2020 webinars for employees, managers and compliance.

While workplaces across the country begin to gradually reopen and employees return to work, employers have to make sure they’re up to date on the latest COVID-19 compliance information in order to avoid costly wage and hour landmines. To help, ADP® has partnered with ComplianceHR and Littler law firm to bring you our latest “COVID-19 Compliance” webinar, designed to help your company better uncover and correct COVID-19 related wage-hour compliance.

At the beginning of the year, we identified five compliance trends to watch in 2020. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic hit. While the pandemic has played a large role in the types of laws and regulations we've seen over the past few months, earlier trends are still relevant. Below are recent developments in four major employment areas: paid leave, discrimination, minimum wage, and overtime.

ADP Resource would like to remind you that Labor Day, Monday September 7, 2020 is a bank holiday. The Federal Reserve will be closed as will ADP’s offices.  Please see the following Labor Day Banking Guidelines for Payrolls with Pay Dates on or around September 7, 2020.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 that federal law prohibits employers from discriminating against applicants and employees because they are gay or transgender.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued updated guidance on recording occupational illnesses related to COVID-19. The guidance took effect May 26, 2020 and remains in effect until further notice.

The DOL has issued a final rule that allows employers to offer bonuses or other incentive pay to employees who are paid overtime under the fluctuating workweek method of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The final rule takes effect August 7, 2020.